Velia
Velia was the 9426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 840th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,356 places. More babies were named Velia in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,426 girls, up 3,958 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192972 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,831babies recorded
Velia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,426 | 11 |
| 2020 | #13,384 | 7 |
| 2010 | #10,421 | 11 |
| 2000 | #8,517 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,518 | 31 |
| 1980 | #3,990 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,107 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,301 | 27 |
| 1950 | #1,350 | 47 |
| 1940 | #1,269 | 35 |
| 1930 | #924 | 63 |
| 1920 | #1,704 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,512 | 11 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Velia, counting every spelling?
Velia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Velia?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Velia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Velia 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Velia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Velia?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Velia are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 41 and 74. That makes Velia a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Velia by state
How common Velia 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
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Questions about the name Velia
How popular is the name Velia?
Velia was the 9426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 840th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,356 places. More babies were named Velia in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Velia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Velia in the US.
Where is Velia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Velia was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).