Is Velvet a boy or girl name?
Velvet is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Velvet, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,088 US babies named Velvet were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,482
- Babies named Velvet since 1920
- 3,088
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 332 babies
Boys and girls named Velvet, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 119 | 96% |
| 1950s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,257 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 662 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 401 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,482 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,947 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,264 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,422 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,065 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,692 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,374 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,886 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,805 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,291 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,035 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,504 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,683 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,094 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,868 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,383 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,729 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #10,103 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,067 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,097 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,582 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,393 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,816 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,303 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,748 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,224 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,354 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,620 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,674 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,438 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,822 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,845 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,645 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,519 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,844 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,037 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,969 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,654 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,226 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,155 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,785 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,264 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,153 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,643 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,803 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,062 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,132 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,458 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,437 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,478 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,168 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,300 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,560 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,632 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,850 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,398 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,152 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,166 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 117 | #989 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 143 | #881 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 261 | #626 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 332 | #542 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,292 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,759 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,179 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,298 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,716 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,089 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,512 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,175 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,430 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,615 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,412 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,630 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,557 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,354 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,934 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Velvet reached #3,972 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #542 in 1961. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Velvet
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.