Velia Name Popularity

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How popular is Velia?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Velia is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #840 in 1929 with 72 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Velia in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Velia, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1918-1922, 1923-1927, 1944-1947, 1967-1971, and 1986-1990, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1954-1959, and 1980-1983.

Velia's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Velia has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Velia?

Velia's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Velia is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Velia has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Velia (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		5	18,651
2015		9	11,757
2014		8	12,979
2013		7	14,479
2012		8	13,377
2011		11	10,342
2010		11	10,406
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		12	10,096
2006		5	19,894
2005		15	7,873
2004		8	12,713
2003		13	8,474
2002		6	15,312
2001		9	10,981
2000		12	8,513
1999		9	10,310
1998		10	9,238
1997		9	9,776
1996		16	6,054
1995		16	5,940
1994		16	5,975
1993		10	8,703
1992		9	9,460
1991		16	5,939
1990		31	3,517
1989		11	7,433
1988		10	7,665
1987		17	4,852
1986		11	6,584
1985		18	4,447
1984		20	3,985
1983		14	5,135
1982		22	3,772
1981		22	3,734
1980		20	3,990
1979		20	3,902
1978		23	3,380
1977		25	3,170
1976		30	2,658
1975		29	2,679
1974		32	2,430
1973		27	2,682
1972		29	2,518
1971		42	2,030
1970		22	3,105
1969		29	2,449
1968		29	2,289
1967		19	2,958
1966		27	2,352
1965		18	3,041
1964		23	2,666
1963		22	2,698
1962		22	2,661
1961		25	2,472
1960		27	2,301
1959		21	2,591
1958		30	2,068
1957		32	1,953
1956		40	1,695
1955		49	1,462
1954		46	1,503
1953		37	1,645
1952		36	1,639
1951		48	1,360
1950		47	1,349
1949		43	1,420
1948		44	1,406
1947		56	1,215
1946		41	1,373
1945		18	2,052
1944		39	1,291
1943		37	1,363
1942		29	1,556
1941		28	1,500
1940		35	1,269
1939		40	1,159
1938		47	1,054
1937		47	1,047
1936		41	1,113
1935		32	1,305
1934		47	1,018
1933		41	1,098
1932		41	1,128
1931		48	1,020
1930		63	924
1929		72	840
1928		44	1,162
1927		58	1,009
1926		40	1,241
1925		33	1,441
1924		45	1,185
1923		28	1,592
1922		38	1,282
1921		36	1,336
1920		25	1,703
1919		23	1,739
1918		20	1,956
1917		22	1,702
1916		23	1,628
1915		17	1,957
1914		21	1,440
1913		11	2,021
1912		< 5	--
1911		10	1,648
1910		11	1,512
1909		7	1,945
1908		< 5	--
1907		7	1,805
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		6	1,855
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.