Girls' name · since 1916
Veleda
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Veleda, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Veleda since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Veleda has 122 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1979.
- #24,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veleda ranks #24,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Veleda's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Veleda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veleda's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veleda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1979
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Veleda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (54 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Veleda's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Veleda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (44% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Veleda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Veleda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.