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.

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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

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#8,360 for girls (▲ 581 from 2024)
Babies in 202512 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+100% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#14,477 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020
Peak year1961 (332 girls)
Highest rank#541 in 1961
First recorded1920
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% 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.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Velvet by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s6#4,396
1940s119#1,331
1950s168#2,115
1960s1,257#541
1970s662#1,161
1980s401#1,769
1990s206#3,431
2000s110#6,951
2010s94#7,633
2020s73#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.