Velvet
Meaning
"soft luxurious woven fabric with short dense pile"
Origin: Old French veluotte
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #10,321
- Total SSA Count
- 11
- Syllables
- 2
- Nicknames
- Vel, Vee
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"soft luxurious woven fabric with short dense pile"
Origin: Old French veluotte
Wallis is more popular, ranked #10223 vs #10321 for Velvet.
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Wallis is more popular, ranked #10223 compared to Velvet at #10321 in the United States.
Velvet means "soft luxurious woven fabric with short dense pile" (Old French veluotte origin).
Velvet is primarily a girl name. Wallis is primarily a girl name.