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Baby name
Velma
Girl
Origin of the name
Velma is a name of uncertain origin; it may be linked to Wilhelmina.
Classic name
86,752births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 108rank at its peak, in 1921
Where babies named Velma are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Velma is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Velma is most common in Arkansas (3.9 times), Oklahoma (3.6) and Mississippi (3.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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