Velvet
Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
Popularity & facts
Relative popularity index, 2010–2025Popularity over time
Popularity indexHistorical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Velvet
The name Velvet derives from the Middle English and Old French "veluet," ultimately from Latin "villōsus" meaning "shaggy" or "hairy," referring to the soft fabric with a dense pile surface.
This meaning was compiled with AI assistance and is awaiting community review. Know this name well? Help verify or improve it.
Etymology
The name Velvet derives from the Middle English and Old French "veluet," ultimately from Latin "villōsus" meaning "shaggy" or "hairy," referring to the soft fabric with a dense pile surface. It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures as a modern given name, gaining popularity from the 1960s onward, often chosen for its luxurious and artistic connotations rather than tied to any particular religious tradition.
Velvet currently ranks #8,824 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1961.
Contribute to this name
Help improve this page with a meaning, origin, or correction—and get credited as a contributor.
Share your knowledge about this name—meaning, origin, pronunciation, or correction. Your contribution is reviewed and credited with your name.
Login to contributeWe use Google & Facebook login — no password needed.
Sibling name ideas
Western names that sit beautifully beside VelvetSimilar names you might like
Names starting with VMore names starting with V
- Valrie
- Vanis
- Vareck
- Valoyce
- Vard
- Varena
- Valoris
- Vayla
- Vaela
- Valente
- Valorie
- Valmond
- Vaitea
- Vandiver
- Vasileios
- Varnum
- Vaudie
- Valta
Find middle names for Velvet →
🧬 See Velvet's popularity the year you were born →
🔢 Get Velvet's free numerology report card →
💫 Is Velvet your name? Get your free “My name means…” card →
👶 Have a Velvet already? Find sibling names that fit →
💬 Does Velvet go with your surname? Check the rhythm, rhyme and initials →
Names that sound like Velvet
Phonetic match, not just spelling"Ville-Petteri is a Finnish compound given name combining 'Ville' (a diminutive of Vilhelm, from Germanic *Wiljahelmaz, meaning "will-helmet" or "resolute…"
"Vili-Petteri is a Finnish compound name combining "Vili" (a diminutive of Wilhelm, meaning "resolute protector" from Germanic roots) and "Petteri"…"
"Veli-Petteri is a Finnish compound name combining "Veli" (meaning "brother" from proto-Finnic roots) and "Petteri" (the Finnish form of Peter,…"
"Veli-Petri is a Finnish compound name combining "Veli" (meaning "brother" from Proto-Finnic) and "Petri" (the Finnish form of Peter, from…"
"Ville-Petri is a Finnish compound name combining "Ville" (a diminutive of William, from Germanic *wiljo "will" + *helm "helmet") and…"
""Velveeta" is a proprietary brand name created by Kraft Foods in 1918, derived from the word "velvet" to describe the…"
"Velvetta is a modern invented name likely derived from "velvet," the soft fabric, combined with the diminutive suffix "-etta," meaning…"
"Velvette is a modern English name derived from "velvet," the soft fabric, and carries the meaning of softness, luxury, or…"
"Velvett is a modern English name derived from the word "velvet," referring to the soft, luxurious fabric, and likely carries…"
"'Viva-Lavita' is a compound name combining "Viva" (Latin for "long live" or "she lives") and "Lavita" (likely derived from "la…"
"one who possesses strength or power"
"lord of creeping plants"