Baby name

Velva

Girl

Classic name

In 1916, Velva reached its peak: 139 girls, 1 baby in 13,916. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 94 of the 146 years since 1880. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

4,274births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 567rank at its peak, in 1916

Where babies named Velva are born

1916

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The darker the blue, the more common Velva is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Velva is most common in Kentucky (5.9 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Velma 86,752
Elva 31,697
Melva 14,155
Belva 7,960
Velda 7,559
Velia 2,831

Names from the same era

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