Velma Name Popularity
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How popular is Velma?
In 2018 the rare name Velma, ranked the 5,948th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Velma is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #88 in 1912.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 2,606 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Velma was 5 in 2012.
Velma, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1882-1905, 1906-1915, and 2015-2017, whereas 1928-1936, 1954-1958, 1960-1975, 1979-1985, and 1988-1992 were years of successive downward movement.
Velma's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Velma lately has risen significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Velma?
Velma's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Velma is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Velma has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Velma (Girl) | Velma (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 21 | 5,948 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 8 | 12,614 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 7 | 14,213 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 6 | 16,263 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 13 | 8,921 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 9 | 11,881 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 5 | 19,352 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 15 | 8,160 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 9 | 12,207 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 10 | 11,402 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 6 | 17,362 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 5 | 20,386 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 9 | 12,371 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 7 | 14,433 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 14 | 8,229 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 11 | 9,645 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 14 | 7,803 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 9 | 10,982 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 12 | 8,514 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 12 | 8,203 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 16 | 6,353 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 12 | 7,722 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 12 | 7,563 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 13 | 7,024 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 19 | 5,238 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 20 | 4,991 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 15 | 6,297 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 40 | 2,930 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 33 | 3,355 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 32 | 3,325 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 37 | 2,864 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 41 | 2,526 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 43 | 2,382 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 35 | 2,741 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 49 | 2,078 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 55 | 1,905 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 58 | 1,871 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 83 | 1,474 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 78 | 1,527 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 78 | 1,518 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 83 | 1,410 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 76 | 1,467 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 95 | 1,205 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 94 | 1,227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 109 | 1,080 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 131 | 933 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 120 | 995 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 167 | 832 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 181 | 784 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 191 | 734 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 222 | 652 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 273 | 578 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 299 | 547 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 363 | 498 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 394 | 489 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 407 | 478 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 464 | 446 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 524 | 429 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 558 | 408 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 551 | 400 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 501 | 417 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 667 | 353 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 690 | 333 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 637 | 337 | 10 | 2,750 |
| 1954 | | 747 | 310 | 5 | 4,327 |
| 1953 | | 739 | 302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 706 | 300 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 798 | 277 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 825 | 267 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 798 | 272 | 6 | 3,672 |
| 1948 | | 871 | 254 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 849 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 874 | 242 | 6 | 3,505 |
| 1945 | | 861 | 223 | 7 | 2,981 |
| 1944 | | 935 | 211 | 11 | 2,302 |
| 1943 | | 1,045 | 201 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 1,051 | 196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 1,000 | 188 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 987 | 188 | 8 | 2,852 |
| 1939 | | 1,067 | 178 | 5 | 3,939 |
| 1938 | | 1,160 | 174 | 10 | 2,473 |
| 1937 | | 1,217 | 164 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 1936 | | 1,182 | 167 | 11 | 2,293 |
| 1935 | | 1,352 | 147 | 13 | 2,123 |
| 1934 | | 1,426 | 144 | 9 | 2,731 |
| 1933 | | 1,481 | 137 | 8 | 2,992 |
| 1932 | | 1,691 | 133 | 23 | 1,504 |
| 1931 | | 1,756 | 131 | 10 | 2,639 |
| 1930 | | 1,918 | 127 | 15 | 2,071 |
| 1929 | | 1,929 | 128 | 14 | 2,192 |
| 1928 | | 2,291 | 114 | 13 | 2,381 |
| 1927 | | 2,285 | 118 | 11 | 2,691 |
| 1926 | | 2,120 | 124 | 18 | 1,907 |
| 1925 | | 2,177 | 128 | 22 | 1,676 |
| 1924 | | 2,272 | 123 | 20 | 1,835 |
| 1923 | | 2,337 | 116 | 12 | 2,606 |
| 1922 | | 2,367 | 113 | 10 | 2,998 |
| 1921 | | 2,606 | 108 | 7 | 3,847 |
| 1920 | | 2,491 | 105 | 18 | 1,959 |
| 1919 | | 2,341 | 104 | 22 | 1,620 |
| 1918 | | 2,439 | 103 | 13 | 2,387 |
| 1917 | | 2,411 | 99 | 11 | 2,550 |
| 1916 | | 2,319 | 99 | 11 | 2,530 |
| 1915 | | 2,287 | 94 | 12 | 2,300 |
| 1914 | | 1,795 | 92 | 8 | 2,637 |
| 1913 | | 1,556 | 89 | 14 | 1,494 |
| 1912 | | 1,403 | 88 | 5 | 2,884 |
| 1911 | | 1,045 | 90 | 8 | 1,376 |
| 1910 | | 1,035 | 90 | 8 | 1,304 |
| 1909 | | 857 | 92 | 8 | 1,148 |
| 1908 | | 860 | 90 | 6 | 1,363 |
| 1907 | | 854 | 90 | 6 | 1,334 |
| 1906 | | 721 | 94 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 722 | 95 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 615 | 101 | 6 | 1,192 |
| 1903 | | 589 | 99 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 526 | 113 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 388 | 130 | 5 | 1,200 |
| 1900 | | 426 | 141 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 334 | 139 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 331 | 152 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 280 | 160 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 249 | 174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 208 | 189 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 196 | 190 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 156 | 202 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 146 | 212 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 103 | 236 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 96 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 72 | 281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 67 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 59 | 277 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 33 | 377 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 32 | 364 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 18 | 500 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 25 | 372 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 17 | 456 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 19 | 392 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 16 | 434 | < 5 | -- |