Quick answers about Velda
How many people are named Velda?
An estimated 1,909 living Americans are named Velda.
How rare is Velda?
Velda fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Velda?
The median age of a living American named Velda is approximately 69 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 75 years old.
Is Velda still popular?
Not especially. Velda has been declining since its 1920 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Velda most common?
Velda has its strongest geographic signal in Kansas, where it appears 7.3× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Velda is most concentrated in Kansas — about 7.3× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Velda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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