Girls' name · since 1923
Velena
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Velena, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 62 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velena has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1984.
- #32,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velena ranks #32,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #32,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velena's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velena splits its recorded history at 1961: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1984
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Velena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (27 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Velena's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Velena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 27 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Velena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Velena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1923–1984 (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 Velena 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.