Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2022
Velour
10 babies named Velour in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17328
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Velour is the #17328 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10 recorded since 2022.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velour has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2022, currently ranked #17328 nationally and more common than 2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2024.
- #17328 among girls today
- 10 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Velour is currently the #17328 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 10 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17328
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Velour vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17328
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Velour was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
5 babies were named Velour in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Velour compares
10 3rd percentile among 17,726 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
Velour's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Velour | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Velour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Velour's full recorded timeline at 2024, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births.
Velour at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,328
Active since
2022
Velour popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Velour by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Velour's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Velour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Velour? ▼
10 babies have been named Velour since 2022. It currently ranks #17328 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 5 births.
When was Velour most popular? ▼
Velour was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Velour been used? ▼
Records for Velour go back to 2022, giving 3 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Velour? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Velour
Nearby Names Like Velour
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Velour
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Velva Girl
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Velvet Girl
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Velia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2022–2024 (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. "Velour: #17328 Girls' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/velour. 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 Velour 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 July 2026.