Recorded 1947–1973 Girls' name Peak 1968 96 births

Velita — girls' name

96 babies named Velita in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s211960s521970s10
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Velita was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

12 babies were named Velita in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velita

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Velita between 1947 and 1973, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Velita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velita 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 96 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.

Velita at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

96

Since 1947

27 years of records

Peak year

1968

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1947

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1973

Velita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1947

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1968)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1973196919671961195919561947 7

Velita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
52 births that decade — 54% of Velita's all-time total
1940s131950s211960s521970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velita?
96 babies have been named Velita since 1947. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1968 with 12 births.
When was Velita most popular?
Velita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Velita been used?
Velita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 27 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Velita?
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, 1947–1973 (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.