Velvet is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9886 in 2017 with 11 recorded births. This places Velvet in the bottom 46% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1998 with 20 births ranking #5354. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 42.1%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 156,898 girls born was named Velvet. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.