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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Velva

Velva was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 521st; the most babies were born in 1916 (139). More babies were named Velva in the 1910s 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
1916139 babies
Total since 1880
4,274babies recorded

Velva popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#3,71017
1960#2,05732
1950#1,41043
1940#90564
1930#81776
1920#669118
1910#54956
1900#70427
1890#1,3336
1880——

How popular is Velva, counting every spelling?

Velva has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Velva?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Velva are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 65 and 83. That makes Velva 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.

Velva by state

How common Velva was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Oklahoma (3.5×), Arkansas (3.5×), Kentucky (2.7×), Iowa (2.4×). In 31 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIL0.11Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New 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: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSD0.18Iowa: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesIA0.28Indiana: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIN0.15Ohio: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesOH0.10Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New 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: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesMO0.27Kentucky: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesKY0.32West Virginia: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesWV0.46Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 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: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesAR0.40Tennessee: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesTN0.19North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesOK0.41Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAL0.09Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Velva, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Velva

How popular is the name Velva?

Velva was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 521st; the most babies were born in 1916 (139). More babies were named Velva in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Velva a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,274 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Velva most popular?

In 1914–1918, Velva was most common in West Virginia (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Arkansas.