Velda Name Popularity

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How popular is Velda?

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

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #474 in 1914.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1920 with 191 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Velda was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Velda, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1898-1901, 1904-1915, and 1949-1955, whereas 1937-1940, 1941-1944, 1960-1968, and 1969-1972 were years of successive downward movement.

Velda's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Velda lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Velda?

Velda's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Velda is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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

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		Velda (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		5	19,400
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		7	13,776
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		5	16,834
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		5	15,704
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		< 5	--
1989		7	10,808
1988		7	10,351
1987		11	6,772
1986		10	7,111
1985		13	5,670
1984		< 5	--
1983		7	8,988
1982		13	5,522
1981		13	5,564
1980		14	5,235
1979		16	4,617
1978		15	4,673
1977		10	6,328
1976		15	4,354
1975		21	3,394
1974		10	5,762
1973		22	3,120
1972		15	4,086
1971		32	2,423
1970		29	2,574
1969		27	2,582
1968		28	2,354
1967		35	2,008
1966		38	1,879
1965		52	1,558
1964		57	1,516
1963		64	1,402
1962		76	1,279
1961		86	1,196
1960		119	987
1959		134	903
1958		127	915
1957		138	868
1956		157	793
1955		164	743
1954		130	826
1953		125	831
1952		104	911
1951		92	976
1950		89	957
1949		66	1,119
1948		89	922
1947		94	919
1946		78	945
1945		76	868
1944		71	916
1943		102	775
1942		105	738
1941		98	712
1940		103	685
1939		116	632
1938		126	610
1937		152	542
1936		131	577
1935		142	539
1934		129	567
1933		169	489
1932		154	531
1931		160	520
1930		160	536
1929		161	536
1928		175	526
1927		176	537
1926		141	598
1925		191	510
1924		155	596
1923		180	528
1922		131	642
1921		177	538
1920		191	502
1919		168	530
1918		175	528
1917		144	566
1916		125	604
1915		153	502
1914		135	474
1913		74	604
1912		70	581
1911		38	713
1910		47	617
1909		34	689
1908		35	662
1907		31	691
1906		28	702
1905		24	756
1904		19	851
1903		24	692
1902		13	1,016
1901		20	745
1900		14	1,052
1899		15	873
1898		< 5	--
1897		6	1,538
1896		13	948
1895		6	1,579
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.