Velma

Girl name

Velma has been given to 87,202 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin /ˈvɛlmə/

Coined at the end of the 19th century, by analogy with Thelma and Wilma.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

87,202

Peak year

1921 (2,613 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +250%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Velma Dinkley

Fictional character from the Scooby-Doo universe

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Velma.

87,648 babies since 1880

86,067 babies since 1880

86,026 babies since 1880

85,949 babies since 1880

85,587 babies since 1880

89,067 babies since 1880

90,427 babies since 1880

81,514 babies since 1880

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