Recorded 1912–1993 Boys' name Peak 1931 603 births

Velton — boys' name

603 babies named Velton in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s1091930s1131940s901950s1081960s651970s561980s121990s5
1930s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Velton was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

18 babies were named Velton in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velton

The Social Security Administration has registered 603 babies named Velton between 1912 and 1993, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Velton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velton performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Velton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Velton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velton 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 603 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.

Velton at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

603

Since 1912

82 years of records

Peak year

1931

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1912

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1993

Velton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1912

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1931)
18
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
05101520 199319721963195319441935192619171912 7

Velton by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
113 births that decade — 19% of Velton's all-time total
1910s451920s1091930s1131940s901950s1081960s651970s561980s121990s5

Velton by state

Where Velton concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Velton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Velton's total US births 0.8%

5 of 603 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velton?
603 babies have been named Velton since 1912. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1931 with 18 births.
When was Velton most popular?
Velton was most popular in the 1930s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Velton most popular?
The top states for the name Velton are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Velton been used?
Velton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 82 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Velton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Velma, Veldon, Velmer, Velmar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1993 (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.