Velta

VEHL-tuh /ˈvɛltə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Velta is a rare variant of Velda that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Velta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1969. Velta was first reported in SSA data in 1899 and peaked in 1927 (36 births).

About the name Velta

PronunciationVEHL-tuh /ˈvɛltə/
CultureFinnishLatvian
36peak births 1927
1899first in SSA data

Names similar to Velta

How popular is Velta?

Girls named Velta
189919001910192019301940195019601969
Girls named Velta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1899–1969 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1969) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Velta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19697—#6,591
19686—#6,985
19675—#7,811
196510—#4,483
19649—#4,993
19638—#5,277
196210—#4,521
19616—#6,539
19608—#5,152
195810—#4,178
195711—#3,922
195611—#3,898
19558—#4,715
19547—#5,125
195317—#2,695
19526—#5,532
195114—#2,927
195010—#3,653
194914—#2,843
194815—#2,694
194711—#3,435
194612—#3,022
194516—#2,232
194425—#1,697
194317—#2,245
194217—#2,205
194121—#1,801
194021—#1,789
193912—#2,576
193828—#1,436
193725—#1,535
193631—#1,319
193535—#1,218
193433—#1,259
193326—#1,467
193233—#1,292
193122—#1,680
193031—#1,400
192930—#1,417
192830—#1,465
192736—#1,359
192622—#1,878
192526—#1,699
192435—#1,405
192334—#1,383
192234—#1,402
192131—#1,511
192025—#1,705
191913—#2,629
191824—#1,683
191715—#2,303
191622—#1,683
191527—#1,403
191418—#1,597
191314—#1,668
191211—#1,830
19119—#1,782
19087—#1,848
19078—#1,633
19067—#1,710
19057—#1,686
19048—#1,473
19035—#2,070
18997—#1,386