Velna

Girl · recorded 1900–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1905best year

Most popular in 1905.

Last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Velna.

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Its story

Popularity since 1900

0163119001914192819421956

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 43 recorded years as a table
Velna, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190027
190125
190230
190531
190815
190929
191025
191129
191220
191318
191421
191530
191624
191715
191826
191921
192016
192116
192213
192315
192414
192516
192617
192712
19287
192917
193012
193115
193216
19337
193414
19358
19367
19379
19385
19399
19414
19425
19436
19455
19504
19543
19563

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Velna isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1956
7
Rank in 1956
#4,837
How rare
1 in 286,814 girls
Since 1900
558

Velna was last recorded in 1956. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1905, at 31 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Velna doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.