Velma
In 2025, Velma had a published SSA count of 21 in the girls series and ranked 5722 among names in that series.
Rank
#5722
Count
21
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
99.5%
1880–2025 · 87K total across published yearly counts
boys series
0.5%
1901–1955 · 450 total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1921
Peak Count
3K
Change Since Peak
-99.2%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
40%
10-Year Change
250%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 21 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 |
| 2023 | girls | 22 |
| 2022 | girls | 25 |
| 2021 | girls | 15 |
| 2020 | girls | 15 |
| 2019 | girls | 14 |
| 2018 | girls | 21 |
| 2017 | girls | 8 |
| 2016 | girls | 7 |
| 2015 | girls | 6 |
| 2014 | girls | 13 |
| 2013 | girls | 9 |
| 2012 | girls | 5 |
| 2011 | girls | 15 |
| 2010 | girls | 9 |
| 2009 | girls | 10 |
| 2008 | girls | 6 |
| 2007 | girls | 5 |
| 2006 | girls | 9 |
| 2005 | girls | 7 |
| 2004 | girls | 14 |
| 2003 | girls | 11 |
| 2002 | girls | 14 |
| 2001 | girls | 9 |
| 2000 | girls | 12 |
| 1999 | girls | 12 |
| 1998 | girls | 16 |
| 1997 | girls | 11 |
| 1996 | girls | 12 |
| 1995 | girls | 13 |
| 1994 | girls | 19 |
| 1993 | girls | 20 |
| 1992 | girls | 15 |
| 1991 | girls | 40 |
| 1990 | girls | 33 |
| 1989 | girls | 32 |
| 1988 | girls | 37 |
| 1987 | girls | 41 |
| 1986 | girls | 43 |
| 1985 | girls | 35 |
| 1984 | girls | 50 |
| 1983 | girls | 55 |
| 1982 | girls | 58 |
| 1981 | girls | 83 |
| 1980 | girls | 78 |
| 1979 | girls | 78 |
| 1978 | girls | 83 |
| 1977 | girls | 76 |
| 1976 | girls | 95 |
| 1975 | girls | 93 |
| 1974 | girls | 110 |
| 1973 | girls | 131 |
| 1972 | girls | 120 |
| 1971 | girls | 167 |
| 1970 | girls | 181 |
| 1969 | girls | 191 |
| 1968 | girls | 222 |
| 1967 | girls | 273 |
| 1966 | girls | 299 |
| 1965 | girls | 362 |
| 1964 | girls | 395 |
| 1963 | girls | 407 |
| 1962 | girls | 464 |
| 1961 | girls | 524 |
| 1960 | girls | 559 |
| 1959 | girls | 550 |
| 1958 | girls | 502 |
| 1957 | girls | 668 |
| 1956 | girls | 692 |
| 1955 | boys | 10 |
| 1955 | girls | 634 |
| 1954 | boys | 5 |
| 1954 | girls | 749 |
| 1953 | girls | 737 |
| 1952 | girls | 706 |
| 1951 | girls | 798 |
| 1950 | girls | 825 |
| 1949 | boys | 6 |
| 1949 | girls | 798 |
| 1948 | girls | 871 |
| 1947 | girls | 848 |
| 1946 | boys | 6 |
| 1946 | girls | 875 |
| 1945 | boys | 7 |
| 1945 | girls | 861 |
| 1944 | boys | 11 |
| 1944 | girls | 935 |
| 1943 | girls | 1K |
| 1942 | girls | 1K |
| 1941 | girls | 1K |
| 1940 | boys | 8 |
| 1940 | girls | 986 |
| 1939 | boys | 5 |
| 1939 | girls | 1K |
| 1938 | boys | 10 |
| 1938 | girls | 1K |
| 1937 | boys | 5 |
| 1937 | girls | 1K |
| 1936 | boys | 11 |
| 1936 | girls | 1K |
| 1935 | boys | 13 |
| 1935 | girls | 1K |
| 1934 | boys | 9 |
| 1934 | girls | 1K |
| 1933 | boys | 8 |
| 1933 | girls | 1K |
| 1932 | boys | 23 |
| 1932 | girls | 2K |
| 1931 | boys | 10 |
| 1931 | girls | 2K |
| 1930 | boys | 15 |
| 1930 | girls | 2K |
| 1929 | boys | 14 |
| 1929 | girls | 2K |
| 1928 | boys | 13 |
| 1928 | girls | 2K |
| 1927 | boys | 11 |
| 1927 | girls | 2K |
| 1926 | boys | 18 |
| 1926 | girls | 2K |
| 1925 | boys | 22 |
| 1925 | girls | 2K |
| 1924 | boys | 20 |
| 1924 | girls | 2K |
| 1923 | boys | 12 |
| 1923 | girls | 2K |
| 1922 | boys | 10 |
| 1922 | girls | 2K |
| 1921 | boys | 7 |
| 1921 | girls | 3K |
| 1920 | boys | 18 |
| 1920 | girls | 2K |
| 1919 | boys | 22 |
| 1919 | girls | 2K |
| 1918 | boys | 13 |
| 1918 | girls | 2K |
| 1917 | boys | 11 |
| 1917 | girls | 2K |
| 1916 | boys | 11 |
| 1916 | girls | 2K |
| 1915 | boys | 12 |
| 1915 | girls | 2K |
| 1914 | boys | 8 |
| 1914 | girls | 2K |
| 1913 | boys | 14 |
| 1913 | girls | 2K |
| 1912 | boys | 5 |
| 1912 | girls | 1K |
| 1911 | boys | 8 |
| 1911 | girls | 1K |
| 1910 | boys | 8 |
| 1910 | girls | 1K |
| 1909 | boys | 8 |
| 1909 | girls | 857 |
| 1908 | boys | 6 |
| 1908 | girls | 860 |
| 1907 | boys | 6 |
| 1907 | girls | 854 |
| 1906 | girls | 721 |
| 1905 | girls | 722 |
| 1904 | boys | 6 |
| 1904 | girls | 615 |
| 1903 | girls | 589 |
| 1902 | girls | 526 |
| 1901 | boys | 5 |
| 1901 | girls | 388 |
| 1900 | girls | 426 |
| 1899 | girls | 334 |
| 1898 | girls | 331 |
| 1897 | girls | 280 |
| 1896 | girls | 249 |
| 1895 | girls | 208 |
| 1894 | girls | 196 |
| 1893 | girls | 156 |
| 1892 | girls | 146 |
| 1891 | girls | 103 |
| 1890 | girls | 96 |
| 1889 | girls | 72 |
| 1888 | girls | 67 |
| 1887 | girls | 59 |
| 1886 | girls | 33 |
| 1885 | girls | 32 |
| 1884 | girls | 18 |
| 1883 | girls | 25 |
| 1882 | girls | 17 |
| 1881 | girls | 19 |
| 1880 | girls | 16 |