Velinda
Velinda lirata is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Velinda.
Meaning & Origin of Velinda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Velinda lirata is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Velinda.
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The Story of Velinda
Velinda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 45 Velindas were born — ranking #1,588 that year. As of 2026, Velinda ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 896 Velindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Velinda
Velinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 896 births in the dataset. Velinda's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #1,588. Use the chart and map above to compare Velinda'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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