The baby name Velda appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1971. It was most popular in 1923 with 216 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Velda has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 25 |
| 1912 | 42 |
| 1913 | 49 |
| 1914 | 136 |
| 1915 | 140 |
| 1916 | 145 |
| 1917 | 148 |
| 1918 | 215 |
| 1919 | 215 |
| 1920 | 214 |
| 1921 | 200 |
| 1922 | 113 |
| 1923 | 216 |
| 1924 | 166 |
| 1925 | 195 |
| 1926 | 116 |
| 1927 | 187 |
| 1928 | 191 |
| 1929 | 165 |
| 1930 | 187 |
| 1931 | 151 |
| 1932 | 147 |
| 1933 | 173 |
| 1934 | 112 |
| 1935 | 160 |
| 1936 | 97 |
| 1937 | 131 |
| 1938 | 85 |
| 1939 | 73 |
| 1940 | 66 |
| 1941 | 66 |
| 1942 | 68 |
| 1943 | 83 |
| 1944 | 24 |
| 1945 | 19 |
| 1946 | 28 |
| 1947 | 34 |
| 1948 | 50 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1950 | 48 |
| 1951 | 74 |
| 1952 | 50 |
| 1953 | 91 |
| 1954 | 86 |
| 1955 | 123 |
| 1956 | 137 |
| 1957 | 92 |
| 1958 | 120 |
| 1959 | 93 |
| 1960 | 92 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1962 | 24 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 5 |