Velna
Velna is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Värska Parish.
Meaning & Origin of Velna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Velna is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Värska Parish.
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The Story of Velna
Velna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1900, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 30 Velnas were born — ranking #1,285 that year. As of 2026, Velna ranks #4,837 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 558 Velnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Velna
Velna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 558 births in the dataset. Velna's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Velna'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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