How Many People Are Named Veleda?
An estimated 70 people in the United States have the first name Veleda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Veleda peaked in popularity in 1971 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veleda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Veleda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Veleda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
70
About 1 in 4,896,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1971
10 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veleda
Veleda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veleda as a female name
Ranked #11,913 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1971 (10 births)
Veleda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veleda span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 54 babies were registered. Veleda remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Veleda by Decade
How has Veleda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Veleda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veleda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veleda
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Veleda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veleda?
We estimate approximately 70 people named Veleda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,896,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Veleda a common name?
Veleda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veleda most popular?
Veleda reached peak popularity in 1971, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veleda is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veleda a female name?
Veleda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veleda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veleda Smith, Veleda Johnson, Veleda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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