Veleka
The Veleka is a river in the very southeast of Bulgaria, as well as the very northeast of European Turkey. It is 147 km long, of which 108 km lie in Bulgaria and 25 km are in Turkey. It flows into the Black Sea at the Bulgarian village of Sinemorets. Veleka Ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the river.
Meaning & Origin of Veleka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Veleka is a river in the very southeast of Bulgaria, as well as the very northeast of European Turkey. It is 147 km long, of which 108 km lie in Bulgaria and 25 km are in Turkey. It flows into the Black Sea at the Bulgarian village of Sinemorets. Veleka Ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after the river.
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The Story of Veleka
Veleka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 32 Velekas were born — ranking #2,628 that year. As of 2026, Veleka ranks #10,411 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 146 Velekas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Veleka
Veleka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 146 births in the dataset. Veleka's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #2,628. Use the chart and map above to compare Veleka'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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