Girls' name · since 1900
Velna
Velna has 558 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Velna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 558 have been recorded since 1900.
Velna has 558 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1956.
- #11,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 558 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velna ranks #11,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 558 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Velna's 558 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Velna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velna splits its recorded history at 1925: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1956
- Peak year (1915)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Velna by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (185 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Velna's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Velna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
185 births
- 1920s
1920s
172 births
- 1930s
1930s
109 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 185 births (33% of all-time use).
How Velna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Velna's total volume
Velna by state
Where Velna concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 78 | 14.0% |
78 of 558 births nationwide.
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What to do with Velna's data
- Velna's decade-level peak was the 1910s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Velnas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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 Velna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1900–1956 (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 Velna 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.