Veleda
Veleda was a seeress of the Bructeri, a Germanic people who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.
Meaning & Origin of Veleda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Veleda was a seeress of the Bructeri, a Germanic people who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.
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The Story of Veleda
The earliest SSA record of Veleda as a baby girl name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 1971 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Veleda — #5,136 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Veleda on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Veleda last appeared in the published SSA data in 1979, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 122 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Veleda
Veleda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 122 births in the dataset. Veleda's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #5,136. Use the chart and map above to compare Veleda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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