Baby name
STABLE GIRL · ENGLISH
🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Velma
/VEL · muh/
Meaning
“Probably desire and protection”
Probably a variant of Wilma, a short form of Wilhelmina, which comes from Germanic elements meaning "will, desire" and "helmet, protection".
How it ages.
A vintage name from the early 1900s that now feels rare and retro, with a friendly, down-to-earth sound.
The cultural moment.
Rare today; last ranked #933 in the United States, in 1973.