Recorded 1970–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 179 births

Vielka — girls' name

179 babies named Vielka in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s101990s112000s1202010s162020s11
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Vielka was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

26 babies were named Vielka in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vielka

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Vielka between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vielka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vielka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vielka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Vielka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vielka 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 179 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.

Vielka at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

179

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

2006

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vielka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
26
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 2023201020072004199919841970 6

Vielka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 67% of Vielka's all-time total
1970s111980s101990s112000s1202010s162020s11

Vielka by state

Where Vielka concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vielka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 10.6%
#2 California
12 6.7%
Texas share of Vielka's total US births 10.6%
Even split

19 of 179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vielka?
179 babies have been named Vielka since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 26 births.
When was Vielka most popular?
Vielka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Vielka most popular?
The top states for the name Vielka are Texas (19 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Vielka been used?
Vielka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vielka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vienna, Vietta, Vienne, Viera, and 4 more. 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, 1970–2023 (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.