The baby name Velvet appears in baby name data for the United States from 1945 to 1988. It was most popular in 1961 with 388 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Velvet has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1945 | 10 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1961 | 388 |
| 1962 | 295 |
| 1963 | 99 |
| 1964 | 90 |
| 1965 | 62 |
| 1966 | 32 |
| 1967 | 37 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 11 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1972 | 29 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 28 |
| 1975 | 39 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 28 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 23 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1988 | 8 |