Given name & surname
Velika
“a wondrous woman”
Velika is used as a given name and a surname. One Slavic interpretation is “a wondrous woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “a wondrous woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Velika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 5 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 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Velika’s family of names
Velika has a related form in Velicca. Velika has a related form in Velicka. Velika has a related form in Velikah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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