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A name. A world of connections.
Recorded in official name statistics for United States and Canada
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Velva is a given name.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 1983: 7 girls (rank 8047).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Velva
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 6 | 1,136 | observed |
| 1889 | 7 | 1,025 | observed |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1891 | 9 | 943 | observed |
| 1892 | 15 | 762 | observed |
| 1893 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1894 | 9 | 1,061 | observed |
| 1895 | 13 | 893 | observed |
| 1896 | 9 | 1,122 | observed |
| 1897 | 12 | 931 | observed |
| 1898 | 22 | 697 | observed |
| 1899 | 16 | 814 | observed |
| 1900 | 27 | 688 | observed |
| 1901 | 13 | 918 | observed |
| 1902 | 24 | 688 | observed |
| 1903 | 15 | 896 | observed |
| 1904 | 26 | 682 | observed |
| 1905 | 39 | 556 | observed |
| 1906 | 37 | 578 | observed |
| 1907 | 31 | 680 | observed |
| 1908 | 39 | 602 | observed |
| 1909 | 34 | 684 | observed |
| 1910 | 56 | 543 | observed |
| 1911 | 56 | 573 | observed |
| 1912 | 85 | 525 | observed |
| 1913 | 96 | 519 | observed |
| 1914 | 93 | 590 | observed |
| 1915 | 123 | 586 | observed |
| 1916 | 139 | 567 | observed |
| 1917 | 108 | 655 | observed |
| 1918 | 126 | 629 | observed |
| 1919 | 115 | 646 | observed |
| 1920 | 118 | 665 | observed |
| 1921 | 122 | 667 | observed |
| 1922 | 102 | 720 | observed |
| 1923 | 104 | 716 | observed |
| 1924 | 102 | 731 | observed |
| 1925 | 84 | 806 | observed |
| 1926 | 83 | 796 | observed |
| 1927 | 109 | 696 | observed |
| 1928 | 72 | 854 | observed |
| 1929 | 55 | 968 | observed |
| 1930 | 76 | 810 | observed |
| 1931 | 69 | 819 | observed |
| 1932 | 83 | 740 | observed |
| 1933 | 77 | 751 | observed |
| 1934 | 73 | 787 | observed |
| 1935 | 71 | 805 | observed |
| 1936 | 60 | 876 | observed |
| 1937 | 74 | 796 | observed |
| 1938 | 55 | 955 | observed |
| 1939 | 59 | 918 | observed |
| 1940 | 64 | 894 | observed |
| 1941 | 54 | 993 | observed |
| 1942 | 51 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1943 | 48 | 1,169 | observed |
| 1944 | 43 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1945 | 51 | 1,100 | observed |
| 1946 | 38 | 1,419 | observed |
| 1947 | 49 | 1,302 | observed |
| 1948 | 54 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1949 | 53 | 1,251 | observed |
| 1950 | 43 | 1,396 | observed |
| 1951 | 32 | 1,701 | observed |
| 1952 | 50 | 1,368 | observed |
| 1953 | 44 | 1,473 | observed |
| 1954 | 32 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1955 | 36 | 1,733 | observed |
| 1956 | 27 | 2,103 | observed |
| 1957 | 36 | 1,808 | observed |
| 1958 | 43 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1959 | 35 | 1,881 | observed |
| 1960 | 32 | 2,013 | observed |
| 1961 | 34 | 2,004 | observed |
| 1962 | 21 | 2,668 | observed |
| 1963 | 27 | 2,306 | observed |
| 1964 | 23 | 2,600 | observed |
| 1965 | 20 | 2,744 | observed |
| 1966 | 24 | 2,453 | observed |
| 1967 | 16 | 3,211 | observed |
| 1968 | 16 | 3,315 | observed |
| 1969 | 12 | 4,198 | observed |
| 1970 | 17 | 3,577 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 5,136 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 4,091 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 7,435 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 5,161 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 6,048 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,652 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 10 | 6,189 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 7 | 8,128 | observed |
| 1982 | 5 | 10,517 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 8,047 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Velva” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
