Girl · American
Velma
Say it: VEL-muh
Meaning
Uncertain. A late 19th-century American name, perhaps from Wilhelmina or a blend of names.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Popular in the US around 1900 to 1930.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1900s
In the United States
- 87,104 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1907, about 1 in 373 girls
- 15 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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