Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Velah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Velah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1917. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Velah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Velah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Vella
“a dark-skinned beauty”
>99% girls
Velma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Verna
“woman from Verona” · “from the alder-tree grove”
>99% girls
Verena
“protector and defender”
>99% girls
Vira
Vira is a feminine given name from Ukrainian.
>99% girls
Beulah
“married” · “woman who is claimed as a wife”
>99% girls
Rella
“from a foreign land”
>99% girls
Verona
“woman from Verona”
>99% girls