Velmar
The Story of Velmar
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Velmar as a girl name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Velmar — #3,452 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Velmar on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Velmar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1932, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Velmar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 6 births, good for #3,516 nationwide. About 55% of every Velmar on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Velmar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1923, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Velmar
Velmar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Velmar's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,452. Use the chart and map above to compare Velmar'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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