The first name Velda
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Velda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 girls born in the United States were named Velda, the 17,351st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 191 were.
7,559
babies named Velda since 1880
#17,351
rank in 2020
1920
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Velda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,559 US babies named Velda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Velda most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 191 babies were named Velda, its highest rank at 502nd.