How Many People Are Named Veleta?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Veleta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Veleta peaked in popularity in 1957 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veleta 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 Veleta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Veleta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Veleta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1957
13 births
Total Registered
248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veleta
Veleta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 248 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veleta as a female name
Ranked #10,849 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1957 (13 births)
Veleta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veleta span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 79 babies were registered. Veleta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veleta by Decade
How has Veleta 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.
Veleta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veleta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Veleta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veleta?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Veleta 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Veleta a common name?
Veleta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veleta most popular?
Veleta reached peak popularity in 1957, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veleta is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veleta a female name?
Veleta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veleta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veleta Smith, Veleta Johnson, Veleta 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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