How Many People Are Named Velton?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Velton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Velton peaked in popularity in 1931 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Velton 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 Velton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Velton is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1931
18 births
Total Registered
603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Velton
Velton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 603 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Velton as a male name
Ranked #10,093 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1931 (18 births)
Velton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Velton span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 113 babies were registered. Velton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Velton by Decade
How has Velton 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.
Velton by State
Velton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Velton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Velton
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Velton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Velton?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Velton 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 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Velton a common name?
Velton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Velton most popular?
Velton reached peak popularity in 1931, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Velton is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Velton a male name?
Velton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Velton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Velton Smith, Velton Johnson, Velton 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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