Veleta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Veleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Veleta between 1913 and 1976, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veleta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Veleta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veleta 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 248 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.