Name of the Day – Velvet

Velvet is a tufted fabric with short, dense pile. It’s often used to make luxurious items like robes and drapes.

Velvet has ranked among the 1,000 most popular baby names for girls 4 times:

• 1961 – ranked 542nd – 331 girls (were given the name Velvet)
• 1962 – ranked 626th – 261 girls
• 1963 – ranked 883rd – 143 girls
• 1964 – ranked 988th – 117 girls

This period of popularity can be traced back to the TV series “National Velvet,” which aired on NBC from 1960 to 1962.

The show was based on the book “National Velvet,” written by Enid Bagnold and published in 1935. (The book was also the basis of the 1944 film “National Velvet,” starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney.)