First Name VELDA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VELDA is ranked as the 2826th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,018.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.89 people named VELDA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named VELDA is 3,834.
  • The SSA data also shows that VELDA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names VELDA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,018 +/-4.6%
  • National Rank 2,826
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,834
  • National Rank 3,712
  • Percentile Rank 95.99%
  • Proportion/100k 1.20

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VELDA is 75.5% White, 5.3% Hispanic origin, 15.5% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VELDA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VELDA is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VELDA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.5% 63.9% 11.6%
Hispanic origin 5.3% 16.3% -11.0%
Black 15.5% 12.3% 3.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VELDA is California where 863 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VELDA, as 6.22 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 20 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names VELDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 173 1.34 93.9% Indiana 93 1.42 91.3% Iowa 162 5.21 95.0% Kansas 91 3.15 88.7% Michigan 183 1.85 96.6% Minnesota 75 1.37 93.0% Missouri 13 0.44 70.9% Nebraska 39 2.1 81.9% North Dakota 8 1.09 50.3% Ohio 132 1.14 93.0% South Dakota 53 6.22 79.0% Wisconsin 80 1.39 93.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VELDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 173 1.34 93.9%
Indiana 93 1.42 91.3%
Iowa 162 5.21 95.0%
Kansas 91 3.15 88.7%
Michigan 183 1.85 96.6%
Minnesota 75 1.37 93.0%
Missouri 13 0.44 70.9%
Nebraska 39 2.1 81.9%
North Dakota 8 1.09 50.3%
Ohio 132 1.14 93.0%
South Dakota 53 6.22 79.0%
Wisconsin 80 1.39 93.0%
West State Statistics First-Names VELDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 85 1.26 87.8% California 863 2.22 97.7% Colorado 101 1.89 90.1% Hawaii 30 2.12 82.6% Idaho 16 0.96 66.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.3% New Mexico 20 0.94 68.2% Oregon 146 3.68 91.7% Utah 75 2.53 86.1% Washington 214 3.02 95.7% Wyoming 19 3.19 65.7%

West States
State stats for the first name VELDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 85 1.26 87.8%
California 863 2.22 97.7%
Colorado 101 1.89 90.1%
Hawaii 30 2.12 82.6%
Idaho 16 0.96 66.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.3%
New Mexico 20 0.94 68.2%
Oregon 146 3.68 91.7%
Utah 75 2.53 86.1%
Washington 214 3.02 95.7%
Wyoming 19 3.19 65.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names VELDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 72.1% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 63 0.7 85.9% New York 141 0.71 94.3% Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.5% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VELDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 72.1%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 63 0.7 85.9%
New York 141 0.71 94.3%
Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.5%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names VELDA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 86.2% Arkansas 122 4.1 91.5% Delaware 14 1.52 82.9% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.6% Florida 415 2.09 97.6% Georgia 89 0.88 91.7% Kentucky 117 2.64 91.1% Louisiana 127 2.74 92.1% Maryland 51 0.86 89.1% Mississippi 13 0.44 70.9% North Carolina 191 1.92 96.1% Oklahoma 142 3.67 91.7% South Carolina 56 1.15 88.1% Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2% Texas 795 2.95 98.0% Virginia 85 1.02 90.8% West Virginia 91 4.91 86.1%

South States
State stats for the first name VELDA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 86.2%
Arkansas 122 4.1 91.5%
Delaware 14 1.52 82.9%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.6%
Florida 415 2.09 97.6%
Georgia 89 0.88 91.7%
Kentucky 117 2.64 91.1%
Louisiana 127 2.74 92.1%
Maryland 51 0.86 89.1%
Mississippi 13 0.44 70.9%
North Carolina 191 1.92 96.1%
Oklahoma 142 3.67 91.7%
South Carolina 56 1.15 88.1%
Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2%
Texas 795 2.95 98.0%
Virginia 85 1.02 90.8%
West Virginia 91 4.91 86.1%
 

Full Names with VELDA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VELDA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VELDA.

The most popular full name is VELDA Johnson. 1.00% of all the people named VELDA have this family name.

There are 1003 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VELDA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 VELDA Johnson 1.00%
2 VELDA Miller 0.85%
3 VELDA Brown 0.77%
4 VELDA Jones 0.69%
5 VELDA Smith 0.69%
6 VELDA Williams 0.62%
7 VELDA Davis 0.54%
8 VELDA Simmons 0.54%
9 VELDA Walker 0.54%
10 VELDA Bennett 0.46%
11 VELDA Clark 0.46%
12 VELDA Hunter 0.46%
13 VELDA Bell 0.39%
14 VELDA King 0.39%
15 VELDA Bishop 0.31%
16 VELDA Cooper 0.31%
17 VELDA Cox 0.31%
18 VELDA Green 0.31%
19 VELDA Hall 0.31%
20 VELDA Hamilton 0.31%