Names / Girl names
Velora
Current rank
#14,808
and rising
All-time peak
#1,800
in 1918
First recorded
1899
in U.S. data
Children named
455
since 1899
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,800 in 1918 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Strength and grace. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1899. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 455 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.