Is Velia a boy or girl name?

Velia is a girl’s name. Of the 2,831 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Velia

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Velia was most popular in 1929, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,521 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,831 people named Velia.

Velia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Velia’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Velia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Velia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,831 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Velia

Where Velia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org