How Many People Are Named Velina?
An estimated 288 people in the United States have the first name Velina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Velina peaked in popularity in 1957 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Velina 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 Velina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
288
About 1 in 1,190,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1957
31 births
Total Registered
370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Velina
Velina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 370 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Velina as a female name
Ranked #17,343 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1957 (31 births)
Velina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Velina span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 157 babies were registered. Velina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Velina by Decade
How has Velina 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.
Velina by State
Velina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Velina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Velina
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Velina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Velina?
We estimate approximately 288 people named Velina 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 1,190,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Velina a common name?
Velina is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Velina most popular?
Velina reached peak popularity in 1957, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Velina is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Velina a female name?
Velina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Velina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Velina Smith, Velina Johnson, Velina 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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