Girls' name · since 1899
Velora
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 455 babies named Velora, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 455
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velora currently ranks #13257 among girls' names in America, with 455 babies recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velora has been recorded 455 times among girls since 1899, currently ranked #13257 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #12,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 455 born since 1899
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velora ranks #12,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 455 born since 1899, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 455
- born since 1899
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velora's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Velora compares
455 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Velora's all-time total is 21% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Velora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 455 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Velora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Velora splits its recorded history at 1934: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Velora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Velora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (149 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Velora's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Velora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 149 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Velora's data
- Velora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- 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 Velora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1899–2025 (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 Velora 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.