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Velma is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 87,181 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 86,731 as girls and 450 as boys. Velma gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	13
2023	22
2022	25
2021	15
2020	15
2019	14
2018	21
2017	8
2016	7
2015	6
2014	13
2013	9
2012	5
2011	15
2010	9
2009	10
2008	6
2007	5
2006	9
2005	7
2004	14
2003	11
2002	14
2001	9
2000	12
1999	12
1998	16
1997	11
1996	12
1995	13
1994	19
1993	20
1992	15
1991	40
1990	33
1989	32
1988	37
1987	41
1986	43
1985	35
1984	50
1983	55
1982	58
1981	83
1980	78
1979	78
1978	83
1977	76
1976	95
1975	94
1974	109
1973	131
1972	120
1971	167
1970	181
1969	191
1968	222
1967	273
1966	299
1965	362
1964	395
1963	407
1962	464
1961	524
1960	559
1959	550
1958	502
1957	668
1956	692
1955	644
1954	754
1953	737
1952	706
1951	798
1950	825
1949	804
1948	871
1947	848
1946	881
1945	868
1944	946
1943	1,045
1942	1,052
1941	1,001
1940	994
1939	1,073
1938	1,170
1937	1,223
1936	1,191
1935	1,365
1934	1,435
1933	1,489
1932	1,712
1931	1,768
1930	1,933
1929	1,944
1928	2,303
1927	2,296
1926	2,138
1925	2,199
1924	2,292
1923	2,349
1922	2,377
1921	2,613
1920	2,509
1919	2,363
1918	2,452
1917	2,422
1916	2,330
1915	2,299
1914	1,803
1913	1,570
1912	1,408
1911	1,053
1910	1,043
1909	865
1908	866
1907	860
1906	721
1905	722
1904	621
1903	589
1902	526
1901	393
1900	426
1899	334
1898	331
1897	280
1896	249
1895	208
1894	196
1893	156
1892	146
1891	103
1890	96
1889	72
1888	67
1887	59
1886	33
1885	32
1884	18
1883	25
1882	17
1881	19
1880	16