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Girl name

Velna

100% girls · last recorded 1956

Velna has been given to about 558 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 111
Median age today92 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Velna per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time558

How popular is Velna?

Its best year was 1915, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1314th. The typical living American called Velna is about 92 years old today.

Names that sound like Velna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Verna0.85
  2. Elna0.85
  3. Velma0.79
  4. Velda0.79
  5. Velva0.79
  6. Edna0.70
  7. Jenna0.70
  8. Lena0.70

Middle names for Velna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Velna Josephine0.84
  2. Velna Rose0.83
  3. Velna Louise0.83
  4. Velna June0.82
  5. Velna Pearl0.82
  6. Velna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Velna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.74
  2. Cleoeither · 0.73
  3. Ilasister · 0.72
  4. Opalsister · 0.71
  5. Forestbrother · 0.63
  6. Archiebrother · 0.62

Where Velna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Velna White0.78
    2. Velna Reyes0.78
    3. Velna Nguyen0.78
    4. Velna Moore0.78
    5. Velna Lee0.78
    6. Velna Hill0.78

    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 Velna

    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.