Velma
1 country#5722 in United States, 2025US
#5722
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
87,202
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
2,613
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Velma’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
87,202 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #5722 · peaked in 1921 with 2,613 births
Most common in: Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Velma’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #11417 | — |
| 2007 | #17636 | ↓6219 |
| 2008 | #15405 | ↑2231 |
| 2009 | #10679 | ↑4726 |
| 2010 | #11246 | ↓567 |
| 2011 | #7783 | ↑3463 |
| 2012 | #16869 | ↓9086 |
| 2013 | #11000 | ↑5869 |
| 2014 | #8485 | ↑2515 |
| 2015 | #14482 | ↓5997 |
| 2016 | #12876 | ↑1606 |
| 2017 | #11615 | ↑1261 |
| 2018 | #5785 | ↑5830 |
| 2019 | #7716 | ↓1931 |
| 2020 | #7212 | ↑504 |
| 2021 | #7250 | ↓38 |
| 2022 | #5172 | ↑2078 |
| 2023 | #5549 | ↓377 |
| 2024 | #7967 | ↓2418 |
| 2025 | #5722 | ↑2245 |
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