Girls' name · since 1910
Velvia
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 165 babies named Velvia, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velvia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 165 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Velvia recorded 165 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1964.
- #21,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 165 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velvia ranks #21,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 165
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velvia's 165 recorded births place it above 69.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Velvia's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Velvia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1964
- Peak year (1915)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Velvia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Velvia's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Velvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Velvia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Velvia: 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 (~54 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, 1910–1964 (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 Velvia 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.