Girls' name · since 1916
Velera
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Velera, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velera is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Velera recorded 80 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1938.
- #29,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velera ranks #29,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velera's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Velera's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Velera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1938
- Peak year (1928)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Velera by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Velera's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Velera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Velera's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 1930s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Velera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1916–1938 (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 Velera 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.