Recorded 1971–1981 Girls' name Peak 1978 146 births

Veleka — girls' name

146 babies named Veleka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1231980s23
1970s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Veleka was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

32 babies were named Veleka in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veleka

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Veleka between 1971 and 1981, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veleka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veleka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Veleka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Veleka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veleka 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 146 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.

Veleka at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

146

Since 1971

11 years of records

Peak year

1978

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1971

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1981

Veleka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1971

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
32
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Veleka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
123 births that decade — 84% of Veleka's all-time total
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Veleka by state

Where Veleka concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Veleka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 3.4%
Louisiana share of Veleka's total US births 3.4%

5 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veleka?
146 babies have been named Veleka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 32 births.
When was Veleka most popular?
Veleka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Veleka most popular?
The top states for the name Veleka are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Veleka been used?
Veleka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 11 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Veleka?
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, 1971–1981 (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.