Girls' name · since 1942
Velinda
896 babies named Velinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 896
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
896 girls have been named Velinda since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Velinda recorded 896 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2022.
- #8,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 896 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velinda ranks #8,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 896 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 896
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Velinda's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Velinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Velinda's full recorded timeline at 1973, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Velinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2022
- Peak year (1958)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Velinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (320 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Velinda's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Velinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
320 births
- 1960s
1960s
231 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 320 births (36% of all-time use).
How Velinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Velinda's total volume
Velinda by state
Where Velinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 4.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
44 of 896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Velinda's data
- Velinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (320 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Velindas (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Velinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1942–2022 (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 Velinda 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.