How Many People Are Named Velma Gonzales?
There are approximately 12 people named Velma Gonzales living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Velma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gonzales. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
12
1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Velma: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Velma. The peak year was 1921 with 2,613 births. The average person named Velma today is 73 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Velma
In the 2020 Census, the first name Velma was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (51.95%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (33.41%) and Hispanic (10.01%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Velma in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Velma rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Gonzales Surname
The surname Gonzales was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gonzales in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Velma" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Gonzales" appears at a rate of 69.46 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Velma are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Velma
Other people with the surname Gonzales
Velma Gonzales: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Velma Gonzales?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Velma Gonzales are alive in the United States today. The first name Velma is shared by 16,701 Americans, and the surname Gonzales is shared by 238,083.
How rare is the name Velma Gonzales?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Velma is uncommon and the surname Gonzales is common.
Is Velma a male or female name?
Velma is predominantly female, with 0.5% of bearers being male and 99.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1921 and the average bearer today is 73 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Velma?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Velma was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (51.95%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (33.41%) and Hispanic (10.01%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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