Recorded 1950–1961 Girls' name Peak 1955 29 births

Vevelyn — girls' name

29 babies named Vevelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s5
1950s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Vevelyn was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vevelyn in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vevelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Vevelyn between 1950 and 1961, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vevelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vevelyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vevelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vevelyn 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 29 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.

Vevelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

29

Since 1950

12 years of records

Peak year

1955

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1950

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1961

Vevelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1950

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1955)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Vevelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
24 births that decade — 83% of Vevelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vevelyn?
29 babies have been named Vevelyn since 1950. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1955 with 9 births.
When was Vevelyn most popular?
Vevelyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Vevelyn been used?
Vevelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 12 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Vevelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veva, Veverly. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1961 (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.