Vela
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning sails; also a southern constellation.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Vela was given to 16 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 38 in 1915.
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