Girls' name · since 1922
Velina
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 375 babies named Velina, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Velina is the #15106 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 375 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Velina recorded 375 times among girls since 1922, holding rank #15106 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, 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 1922 to 2025.
- #14,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,106 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velina ranks #14,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,106 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 375 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velina's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Velina compares
375 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Velina's all-time total is -0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Velina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Velina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velina splits its recorded history at 1965: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Velina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (157 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Velina's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Velina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
157 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 157 births (42% of all-time use).
Velina by state
Where Velina concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
11 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Velina's data
- Velina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Velinas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Velina: 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 (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Velina 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.