Recorded 1957–1975 Girls' name Peak 1964 77 births

Velecia — girls' name

77 babies named Velecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s431970s27
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Velecia was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

12 babies were named Velecia in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Velecia between 1957 and 1975, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velecia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Velecia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Velecia at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

77

Since 1957

19 years of records

Peak year

1964

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1957

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1975

Velecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1957

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1964)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 19751973197119701968196619651964196119601957 7

Velecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
43 births that decade — 56% of Velecia's all-time total
1950s71960s431970s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velecia?
77 babies have been named Velecia since 1957. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1964 with 12 births.
When was Velecia most popular?
Velecia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Velecia been used?
Velecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 19 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Velecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Velma, Velda, Velva, Velvet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.