Velvie

Girl · recorded 1909–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 1961. 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 Velvie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

071419091922193519481961

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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 31 recorded years as a table
Velvie, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190914
191112
191313
191411
191511
191610
19179
19187
191911
19208
19219
19227
19236
19248
19254
19267
19275
19286
19295
19307
19326
19336
19345
19367
19414
19424
19454
19464
19513
19562
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Velvie 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 1961
7
Rank in 1961
#5,309
How rare
1 in 288,356 girls
Since 1909
225

Velvie was last recorded in 1961. 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 1909, at 14 per million girls born.

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

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