Girls' name · since 1959
Velerie
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Velerie, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Velerie since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Velerie has 13 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1976.
- #51,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1959
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velerie ranks #51,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1959, peaking in the 1950s.
- #51,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1959
- 1950s
- peak decade
Velerie's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velerie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velerie splits its recorded history at 1976: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velerie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1976
- Peak year (1959)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Velerie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1950s was Velerie's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Velerie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Velerie's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- 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 Velerie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1959–1976 (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 Velerie 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.