Vela
Vela was the 6813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 964th; the most babies were born in 1915 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 793 places. More babies were named Vela in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,813 girls, up 2,693 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191538 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,082babies recorded
Vela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,813 | 17 |
| 2020 | #9,506 | 11 |
| 2010 | #8,256 | 15 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #9,307 | 5 |
| 1960 | #6,350 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,715 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,315 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,295 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,883 | 22 |
| 1910 | #1,332 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,221 | 11 |
| 1890 | #1,518 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vela, counting every spelling?
Vela is a spelling of Vella, a name family that had 44 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 44 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vella | 27 | #4,977 | 112 |
| Vela | 17 | #6,813 | 108 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vela?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vela (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vela?
About 400 people born in the US named Vela are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 62. That makes Vela a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vela by state
How common Vela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vela
How popular is the name Vela?
Vela was the 6813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 964th; the most babies were born in 1915 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 793 places. More babies were named Vela in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Vela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vela in the US.
Where is Vela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vela was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).