Velda is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Velda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Velda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Velda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Velda is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “ruler or field”. A name of Germanic origin, possibly meaning power.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,559 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Velda per year, United States (1895 to 2020). United States peaked in 1920 (191/yr).
Velda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #928 nationally (given to 191 babies that year).
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