Recorded 1959–1976 Girls' name Peak 1959 13 births

Velerie — girls' name

13 babies named Velerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81970s5
1950s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Velerie was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Velerie in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Velerie between 1959 and 1976, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velerie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velerie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Velerie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velerie 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 13 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.

Velerie at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

13

Since 1959

18 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1959

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1976

Velerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1959

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19761959 8

Velerie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
8 births that decade — 62% of Velerie's all-time total
1950s81970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velerie?
13 babies have been named Velerie since 1959. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Velerie most popular?
Velerie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Velerie been used?
Velerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 18 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Velerie?
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, 1959–1976 (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.