Girls' name · since 1980
Velen
46 babies named Velen in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
46 girls have been named Velen since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Velen has 46 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2021.
- #36,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velen ranks #36,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Velen's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Velen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velen splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2021
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Velen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Velen's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Velen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (33% of all-time use).
Velen by state
Where Velen concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 21.7% |
10 of 46 births nationwide.
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What to do with Velen's data
- Velen's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Velens (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Velen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1980–2021 (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 Velen 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.