Meaning and history
Velma is probably a variant of Wilma, with the e spelling perhaps influenced by Selma. The name has been in use since the 19th century.
20062006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: 10 births, rank #10,679
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 15 births, rank #7,783
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: 13 births, rank #8,485
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 7 births, rank #12,876
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 21 births, rank #5,785
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 15 births, rank #7,250
2022: 25 births, rank #5,172
2023: 22 births, rank #5,549
2024: 13 births, rank #7,967
20252025: 21 births, rank #5,722
Velma rose from #995 to #933 for girls between 1972 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 2,606 births.