girl's name
Velvet
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,182
Velvet is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1961, when 332 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Velvet 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 | 6 |
| 1940s | 124 |
| 1950s | 168 |
| 1960s | 1,257 |
| 1970s | 662 |
| 1980s | 401 |
| 1990s | 206 |
| 2000s | 110 |
| 2010s | 94 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 73 |
How popular is Velvet?
In 2025, Velvet was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Velvet 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.
Names that peaked alongside Velvet
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Velvet also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Velvet over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Velvet
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Velvet — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Velvet
How popular is the name Velvet?
In 2025, Velvet was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Velvet a girl's or a boy's name?
Velvet is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Velvet?
Velvet has 2 syllables.
When was Velvet most popular?
Velvet peaked in 1961, when 332 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Velvet a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Velvet currently ranks #8,537 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.