girl's name
Velina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 420
Velina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1957, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
Velina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 140 |
| 1960s | 157 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 16 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 10 |
How popular is Velina?
In 2025, Velina was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Velina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Velina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Vélina | Vélina is a rare spelling of Velina, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Velina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Velina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Velina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Velina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Velina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Velina
How popular is the name Velina?
In 2025, Velina was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Velina a girl's or a boy's name?
Velina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Velina most popular?
Velina peaked in 1957, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Velina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Velina currently ranks #15,323 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.