How Many People Are Named Velma?
people named Velma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,168 people in the US has this name
Based on 87,202 babies named Velma in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,613 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably a variant of WILMA, the spelling with an e perhaps due to the influence of SELMA. This name has been in use since the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Velma (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Velma alive today is about 73 years old, and 85% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 65 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Velma first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 2,613 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Velma never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #88, in 1912, and it was in the top 100 in 14 years between 1903 and 1917. In 2025 it ranked #5,902.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,902 |
| Best rank | #88 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (1903 to 1917) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #117 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Velma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Velma were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,777 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Velma was given 2.8 times as often in Arkansas, 2.7 times in Mississippi and 2.7 times in Oklahoma.
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