Girls' name · since 1960
Velisa
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Velisa, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velisa has been recorded 153 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1984.
- #22,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velisa ranks #22,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velisa's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velisa splits its recorded history at 1967: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1984
- Peak year (1967)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Velisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (118 births, 77% of the file).
1960s was Velisa's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Velisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 118 births (77% of all-time use).
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- Velisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Velisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1960–1984 (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 Velisa 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.