Recorded 1968–1989 Girls' name Peak 1984 47 births

Velisha — girls' name

47 babies named Velisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s231980s19
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Velisha was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Velisha in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Velisha between 1968 and 1989, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Velisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velisha 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 47 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.

Velisha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

47

Since 1968

22 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1968

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1989

Velisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1968

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19891984198019771974197219701968 5

Velisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 49% of Velisha's all-time total
1960s51970s231980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velisha?
47 babies have been named Velisha since 1968. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Velisha most popular?
Velisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Velisha been used?
Velisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 22 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Velisha?
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, 1968–1989 (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.