Velva

A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning veiled; variant of Velda.

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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list

Velva by the numbers

Its American peak was 139 babies in 1916, making it a 1910s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Velva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Velasails; also a southern constellation16 in the US (2017)
  • Veldaveiled or hidden; from Old English
  • Vella22 in the US (2017)
  • Velma8 in the US (2017)
  • Veerabrave, courageous, heroic12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Vernaof spring; springtime32 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Velva

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