Girls' name · since 1938

Velmarie

11 babies named Velmarie in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

11
total births
1938–1940
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

11 girls have been named Velmarie since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velmarie has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1940.

  • 11 total births
  • 1938–1940 years on record
  • 1940s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

11 girls have been named Velmarie since 1938, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1940.

11
total births
1938–1940
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Velmarie was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Velmarie in 1940 - its busiest year on record.

Velmarie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Velmarie's full recorded timeline at 1940, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Velmarie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

11

Since 1938

3 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1938

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1940

Velmarie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19381940 6

Velmarie by decade

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

1940s was Velmarie's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Velmarie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velmarie?
Velmarie has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 6 babies were born in 1940, its single highest year.
When was Velmarie most popular?
Velmarie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Velmarie been used?
Velmarie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 3 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Velmarie?
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 June 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, 1938–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Velmarie: Baby Name Since 1938 - 11 Births, Peak 1940." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/velmarie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Velmarie 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 June 2026.