Veli is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Albanian, Romany and Muslim. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Veli in Croatia
The name Veli was the most popular from years 1922 to 1937, when about 29% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1922.
Prevalence
Name Veli is present mainly in Northen Adriatic, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Veli live in the following cities and municipalities: Rijeka (less than ten), Zagreb (less than ten), Krk (less than ten).
Name Veli around the globe
See the countries where name Veli is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai
Mentions in sources
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.