Is Velinda a boy or girl name?

Velinda is a girl’s name. Of the 896 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Velinda

Recorded 1942–2022 · United States

Velinda was most popular in 1958, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,622 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 896 people named Velinda.

Velinda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Velinda’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Velinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Velinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 896 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.

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