Is Velva a boy or girl name?
Velva was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,274 US babies named Velva were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Velva since 1888
- 4,274
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Velva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 285 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 997 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 951 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 697 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,991 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,269 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,076 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,680 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,279 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,592 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,502 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,201 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,394 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,294 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,529 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,710 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,411 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,450 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,329 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,515 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,829 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,670 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,360 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,737 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,035 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,058 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,916 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,656 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,840 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,770 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,489 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,385 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,736 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,264 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,249 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,437 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,112 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,223 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,179 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,114 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,005 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 64 | #905 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 59 | #924 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 55 | #966 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 74 | #803 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 60 | #886 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 71 | #811 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 73 | #790 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 77 | #755 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 83 | #744 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 69 | #829 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 76 | #817 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 55 | #980 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 72 | #861 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 109 | #701 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 83 | #799 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 84 | #817 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 102 | #733 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 104 | #717 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 102 | #722 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 122 | #671 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 118 | #669 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 115 | #649 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 126 | #631 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 108 | #656 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 139 | #568 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 123 | #588 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 93 | #593 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 96 | #521 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 85 | #530 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 56 | #579 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 56 | #549 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 34 | #690 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 39 | #615 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 31 | #692 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #593 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 39 | #562 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 26 | #699 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 15 | #927 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 24 | #715 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #960 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 27 | #704 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 16 | #833 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 22 | #718 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #977 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,205 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 13 | #926 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,127 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,425 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 15 | #793 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,000 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,333 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,138 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,265 |
Highest rank
Velva has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #521 in 1913. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Velva
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.