Girls' name · since 1909
Velvie
Velvie has 225 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velvie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 225 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Velvie recorded 225 times among girls since 1909, 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 1909 to 1961.
- #18,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velvie ranks #18,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Velvie's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Velvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Velvie's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Velvie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1961
- Peak year (1919)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Velvie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Velvie's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Velvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (35% of all-time use).
Velvie by state
Where Velvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 225 births nationwide.
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What to do with Velvie's data
- Velvie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Velvies (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Velvie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1909–1961 (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 Velvie 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.