How Many People Are Named Velita?
An estimated 74 people in the United States have the first name Velita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Velita peaked in popularity in 1968 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Velita 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 Velita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Velita is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
74
About 1 in 4,631,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1968
12 births
Total Registered
96
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Velita
Velita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Velita as a female name
Ranked #9,750 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1968 (12 births)
Velita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Velita span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 52 babies were registered. Velita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Velita by Decade
How has Velita 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.
Velita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Velita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Velita
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Velita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Velita?
We estimate approximately 74 people named Velita 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 4,631,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Velita a common name?
Velita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Velita most popular?
Velita reached peak popularity in 1968, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Velita is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Velita a female name?
Velita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Velita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Velita Smith, Velita Johnson, Velita 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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