Is Velma a boy or girl name?
Velma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Velma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 87,181 US babies named Velma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,369
- Babies named Velma since 1880
- 87,181
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 2,613 babies
Boys and girls named Velma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 358 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,099 | 100% |
| 1900s | 31 | 6,558 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 112 | 18,631 | 99.4% |
| 1920s | 145 | 22,875 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 109 | 14,250 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 38 | 9,272 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 15 | 6,861 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,696 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,134 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 512 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,369 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,730 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,295 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,604 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,543 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,106 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,646 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,233 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,290 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,937 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,902 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,372 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,168 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,217 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,407 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,372 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,399 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,376 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,437 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,230 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,647 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,804 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,983 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,518 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,204 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,353 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,316 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,026 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,238 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,993 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,301 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,931 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,356 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,327 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,865 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,527 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,382 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,746 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,048 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,906 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,871 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,474 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,527 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,516 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,467 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,205 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,228 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,080 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 131 | #933 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 120 | #996 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 167 | #832 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 181 | #783 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 191 | #732 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 222 | #652 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 273 | #578 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 299 | #546 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 362 | #500 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 395 | #488 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 407 | #478 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 464 | #446 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 524 | #428 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 559 | #407 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 550 | #400 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 502 | #417 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 668 | #352 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 692 | #333 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,749 | 634 | #338 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,334 | 749 | #309 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 737 | #304 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 706 | #300 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 798 | #277 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 825 | #267 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,670 | 798 | #272 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 871 | #254 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 848 | #260 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,505 | 875 | #242 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,982 | 861 | #223 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,303 | 935 | #211 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,045 | #201 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #196 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 1,001 | #188 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,854 | 986 | #188 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,940 | 1,068 | #178 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,473 | 1,160 | #174 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,986 | 1,218 | #164 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,293 | 1,180 | #167 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,123 | 1,352 | #147 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,732 | 1,426 | #144 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,991 | 1,481 | #137 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,504 | 1,689 | #133 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,641 | 1,758 | #131 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,071 | 1,918 | #127 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,193 | 1,930 | #128 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,381 | 2,290 | #114 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,693 | 2,285 | #118 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,907 | 2,120 | #124 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,676 | 2,177 | #128 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,835 | 2,272 | #123 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,606 | 2,337 | #116 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,999 | 2,367 | #113 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,848 | 2,606 | #108 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,959 | 2,491 | #105 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,620 | 2,341 | #104 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,387 | 2,439 | #103 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,550 | 2,411 | #99 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,530 | 2,319 | #99 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,300 | 2,287 | #94 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,637 | 1,795 | #92 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,494 | 1,556 | #89 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,884 | 1,403 | #88 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,376 | 1,045 | #90 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,304 | 1,035 | #90 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,148 | 857 | #92 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,363 | 860 | #90 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,334 | 854 | #90 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 721 | #94 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 722 | #95 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,192 | 615 | #101 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 589 | #99 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 526 | #113 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,200 | 388 | #130 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 426 | #141 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 334 | #139 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 331 | #152 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 280 | #160 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 249 | #174 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 208 | #189 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 196 | #190 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 156 | #202 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 146 | #212 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 103 | #236 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 96 | #257 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 72 | #281 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 67 | #287 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 59 | #277 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 33 | #377 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 32 | #364 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 18 | #500 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 25 | #372 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 17 | #456 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 19 | #392 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #434 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Velma reached #1,148 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #88 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Velma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.