Girls' name · since 1947
Velita
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Velita, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 96 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Velita recorded 96 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 1973.
- #27,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velita ranks #27,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Velita's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Velita's full recorded timeline at 1961, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Velita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1973
- Peak year (1968)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Velita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (52 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Velita's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Velita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 52 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Velita's data
- Velita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Velita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1947–1973 (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 Velita 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.