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Girl name

Velisa

100% girls · last recorded 1984

Velisa has been given to about 153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 141
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Velisa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1967 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time153

How popular is Velisa?

Its best year was 1967, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 2626th. The typical living American called Velisa is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Velisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melissa0.85
  2. Elisa0.88
  3. Melisa0.88
  4. Elissa0.84
  5. Mellisa0.85
  6. Mellissa0.83
  7. Felisha0.80
  8. Elyssa0.76

Middle names for Velisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Velisa Rose0.85
  2. Velisa Louise0.85
  3. Velisa June0.84
  4. Velisa Pearl0.84
  5. Velisa Quinn0.84
  6. Velisa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Velisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Troybrother · 0.51
  2. Kimberlysister · 0.49
  3. Scottbrother · 0.49
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.48
  5. Pennysister · 0.45
  6. Michellesister · 0.45

Where Velisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Velisa White0.80
    2. Velisa Reyes0.80
    3. Velisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Velisa Moore0.80
    5. Velisa Lee0.80
    6. Velisa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Velisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.