Recorded 1942–1964 Girls' name Peak 1942 57 births

Veletta — girls' name

57 babies named Veletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s281960s15
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Veletta was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Veletta in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Veletta between 1942 and 1964, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veletta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Veletta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veletta 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 57 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.

Veletta at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

57

Since 1942

23 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1942

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1964

Veletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1942

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1964196219611959195819541953195119451942 7

Veletta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
28 births that decade — 49% of Veletta's all-time total
1940s141950s281960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veletta?
57 babies have been named Veletta since 1942. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
When was Veletta most popular?
Veletta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Veletta been used?
Veletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 23 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Veletta?
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, 1942–1964 (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.