Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Velma

VEL-mə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Resolute protection, variant of Wilma
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8369
2024 births13
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births86,731
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
VelVelmie
Alternate spellings
VilmaVellma
In other languages
Vilma (Spanish)

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Notable people named Velma

Velma Barfield (figure)
Velma Bronn Johnston (activist)
Velma Demerson (writer)