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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Velta

Velta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1218th; the most babies were born in 1927 (36). More babies were named Velta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192736 babies
Total since 1880
1,113babies recorded

Velta popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,1528
1950#3,65310
1940#1,78921
1930#1,40031
1920#1,70525
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Velta, counting every spelling?

Velta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Velta?

About 300 people born in the US named Velta are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 69 and 85. That makes Velta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Velta by state

How common Velta was among girls born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (6.7×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesAR0.12Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesOK0.16Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Velta, girls, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Velta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Velta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Velta

How popular is the name Velta?

Velta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1218th; the most babies were born in 1927 (36). More babies were named Velta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Velta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,113 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Velta most popular?

In 1925–1929, Velta was most common in Oklahoma (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Louisiana.