Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Velvet

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Soft

Pronunciation

v(e)-lvet, vel-vet

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1941 (rank #3504, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #540, 332 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–12
2024–11
2023–12
2022–16
2021–13
2020–8
2019–11
2018–9
2017–11
2016–8

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 England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2680, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence