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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Vel

Used in both girl and boy records

Vel appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Vel by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDVel as a girl’s nameUS records 1958–1962
#42803girl rank1958peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDVel as a boy’s nameUS records 1915–1920
#29510boy rank1915peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Vel in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19587 uses#488819581958–19622 listed years
Boy19156 uses#339219151915–19202 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.