Recorded 1938–1940 Girls' name Peak 1940 11 births

Velmarie — girls' name

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.

1930s51940s6
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.

What the Data Says About Velmarie

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Velmarie between 1938 and 1940, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velmarie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velmarie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Velmarie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velmarie 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 11 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.

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 · 1940–1938

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19401938 5

Velmarie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Velmarie's all-time total
1930s51940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velmarie?
11 babies have been named Velmarie since 1938. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–1940 (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.