Velda
1 countryUS
7,559
total births, United States
Total births recorded
7,559
Peak year (United States)
1920
Peak-year count
191
First recorded
1895
Popularity over time in United States
Velda’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
7,559 births recorded 1895–2020 · peaked in 1920 with 191 births
Most common in: Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Velda’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #5360 | — |
| 1975 | #3259 | ↑2101 |
| 1976 | #4154 | ↓895 |
| 1977 | #5888 | ↓1734 |
| 1978 | #4459 | ↑1429 |
| 1979 | #4420 | ↑39 |
| 1980 | #4978 | ↓558 |
| 1981 | #5254 | ↓276 |
| 1982 | #5209 | ↑45 |
| 1983 | #8047 | ↓2838 |
| 1985 | #5348 | ↑2699 |
| 1986 | #6612 | ↓1264 |
| 1987 | #6335 | ↑277 |
| 1988 | #9244 | ↓2909 |
| 1989 | #9681 | ↓437 |
| 1993 | #13442 | ↓3761 |
| 1999 | #14411 | ↓969 |
| 2003 | #12408 | ↑2003 |
| 2011 | #16764 | ↓4356 |
| 2020 | #15088 | ↑1676 |