Velmer
The Story of Velmer
As a girl name
American parents first put Velmer on the record books as a girl name in 1902, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 14 Velmers were born — ranking #2,489 that year. About 38% of every Velmer on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Velmer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1943, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 220 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Velmer as a boy name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Velmer — #2,265 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Velmer on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Velmer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 190 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 Velmer
Velmer is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 220 births in the dataset. Velmer's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,489. Use the chart and map above to compare Velmer'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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