Recorded 1960–1999 Girls' name Peak 1971 240 births

Velicia — girls' name

240 babies named Velicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1001970s781980s461990s16
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Velicia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

20 babies were named Velicia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Velicia between 1960 and 1999, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velicia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Velicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velicia 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 240 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.

Velicia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

240

Since 1960

40 years of records

Peak year

1971

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1960

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1999

Velicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1960

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1971)
20
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 19991985198019741970196619621960 7

Velicia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
100 births that decade — 42% of Velicia's all-time total
1960s1001970s781980s461990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velicia?
240 babies have been named Velicia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1971 with 20 births.
When was Velicia most popular?
Velicia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Velicia been used?
Velicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 40 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Velicia?
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, 1960–1999 (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.