Girls' name · since 1960
Velicia
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.
- #18,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
240 girls have been named Velicia since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Velicia recorded 240 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1999.
- #18,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 240 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velicia ranks #18,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 240
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velicia's 240 recorded births place it above 75.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Velicia's full recorded timeline at 1974, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Velicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1999
- Peak year (1971)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Velicia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (100 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Velicia's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Velicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 100 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Velicia's data
- Velicia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Velicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1960–1999 (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 Velicia 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.