Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Protector.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Velma
Pronunciation
v(e)-lma, vel-ma
More about the name
Velma is an English feminine given name of uncertain origin. It might have been created as a rhyming variant of the names Selma and Thelma. It might also have been influenced by the Scandinavian name Vilma or by Wilma, both short forms of the Dutch and German Wilhelmina and feminine versions of William.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1932 (rank #1465, 23 births); most recent 1955 (rank #2572, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #108, 2,606 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 21 |
| 2024 | – | 13 |
| 2023 | – | 22 |
| 2022 | – | 25 |
| 2021 | – | 15 |
| 2020 | – | 15 |
| 2019 | – | 14 |
| 2018 | – | 21 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #503, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1943 (rank #130, 13 births); most recent 1963 (rank #282, 9 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence