Girls' name · since 1913
Veleta
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 248 babies named Veleta, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Veleta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 248 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Veleta recorded 248 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1976.
- #17,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veleta ranks #17,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #17,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Veleta's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Veleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Veleta splits its recorded history at 1938: 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 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Veleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1976
- Peak year (1957)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Veleta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (79 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Veleta's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Veleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 79 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Veleta's data
- Veleta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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 Veleta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1913–1976 (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 Veleta 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.