Velvet Girl
How popular is Velvet?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Velvet in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
2,828living people named Velvet (est.)
55median age of people named Velvet
3,101babies named Velvet since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Velvet popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▲ 581 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #14,477 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (332 girls) |
| Highest rank | #541 in 1961 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Velvet is most popular
Babies named Velvet per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Velvet by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1940s | 119 | #1,331 |
| 1950s | 168 | #2,115 |
| 1960s | 1,257 | #541 |
| 1970s | 662 | #1,161 |
| 1980s | 401 | #1,769 |
| 1990s | 206 | #3,431 |
| 2000s | 110 | #6,951 |
| 2010s | 94 | #7,633 |
| 2020s | 73 | #6,979 |
Girl names about as popular as Velvet
Questions
- Is Velvet a boy or girl name?
- Velvet is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Velvet were girls.
- How popular is the name Velvet?
- 12 baby girls were named Velvet in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Velvet most popular?
- Velvet peaked in 1961, when 332 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #541 in 1961.
- How many people are named Velvet?
- 3,101 babies have been named Velvet in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,828 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Velvet most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Velvet was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.