Veronica

#427 for girls in 2025, 730 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #9,788
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1981 · 4,313 births
Debut · girls
14 births
In top 100 · girls
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
223,775
since 1880

Veronica over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #68, 1981girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#427730—
2024#392805—
2023#411744—
2022#407774—
2021#430734—
2020#385808—
2019#358883—
2018#357887—
2017#380820—
2016#410812—
2015#367893—
2014#373873—
2013#334965—
2012#3161,025—
2011#2841,114—
2010#2951,106—
2009#2791,171—
2008#2601,330—
2007#2411,482#9,7887
2006#2111,626#12,0555
2005#2061,684—
2004#1931,769#9,9486
2003#1771,835—
2002#1721,911#10,6675
2001#1542,088—
2000#1422,356—
1999#1152,831#9,9125
1998#1262,632#9,6315
1997#1262,544—
1996#1142,745#9,0155
1995#1212,599#5,50110
1994#1102,941#5,45210
1993#1033,095#4,44713
1992#953,444#4,56412
1991#1003,441#2,54427
1990#963,588#3,60716
1989#853,712#1,64148
1988#833,525#2,76520
1987#803,616#3,33914
1986#773,580#1,61740
1985#723,875#1,50444
1984#704,013#1,69034
1983#684,069#2,01726
1982#694,150#1,92928
1981#684,313#1,81131
1980#704,378#1,91029
1979#764,062#1,59836
1978#733,933#1,87027
1977#733,853#1,78029
1976#684,022#1,99924
1975#724,060#1,50535
1974#714,226#2,12920
1973#714,152#1,73626
1972#823,563#2,32316
1971#1103,427#2,46415
1970#1103,489#1,93921
1969#1083,451#2,86110
1968#1123,012#2,9079
1967#1083,179#3,2317
1966#1133,093#1,96316
1965#1253,074#3,2447
1964#1333,061#2,31013
1963#1393,014#2,67310
1962#1442,994#3,0418
1961#1542,729#2,9009
1960#1682,428#3,3377
1959#1672,293#3,0378
1958#1732,169—
1957#1851,941#3,9935
1956#1901,816#2,7989
1955#1941,716—
1954#1911,641—
1953#1911,614#3,7985
1952#1881,572—
1951#1951,473—
1950#1961,387—
1949#1921,424—
1948#1861,478#3,6685
1947#1981,353—
1946#2001,206—
1945#1951,034—
1944#1881,137—
1943#1821,239—
1942#1771,254#2,9407
1941#210837—
1940#262566—
1939#273512—
1938#271542—
1937#270534—
1936#299418—
1935#284458—
1934#287453—
1933#285448—
1932#263563—
1931#252578—
1930#245638—
1929#259603—
1928#237695—
1927#231777—
1926#226782—
1925#225826—
1924#206954—
1923#208945—
1922#1961,028—
1921#1931,074—
1920#1921,039—
1919#1871,047—
1918#1821,117#4,1795
1917#1831,038—
1916#186976#3,8975
1915#184914—
1914#176767—
1913#183615—
1912#178552—
1911#203353—
1910#207314—
1909#213270—
1908#195286—
1907#202257—
1906#209216—
1905#206217—
1904#213203—
1903#226175—
1902#199217—
1901#201199—
1900#213218—
1899#204182—
1898#200216—
1897#219155—
1896#230145—
1895#222153—
1894#257113—
1893#266102—
1892#248112—
1891#26585—
1890#27682—
1889#31560—
1888#31159—
1887#36435—
1886#42426—
1885#34134—
1884#37728—
1883#33129—
1882#36024—
1881#43415—
1880#44914—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Veronica was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.

Where Veronica is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #90 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 379 girlsMNIllinois: #144 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 776 girlsILWisconsin: #161 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 886 girlsWIMichigan: #199 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsMINew York: #100 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 465 girlsNYMassachusetts: #78 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 368 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedSDIowa: #143 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 771 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedINOhio: #226 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsOHPennsylvania: #93 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 466 girlsPANew Jersey: #93 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 477 girlsNJConnecticut: #122 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 600 girlsCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNMKansas: #158 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 770 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#78 · 1 in 368
  2. Minnesota#90 · 1 in 379
  3. Pennsylvania#93 · 1 in 466
  4. New Jersey#93 · 1 in 477
  5. New York#100 · 1 in 465

Best ever in a state: #10 in Texas, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#78371 in 368
Minnesota#90171 in 379
New Jersey#93211 in 477
Pennsylvania#93741 in 466
New York#100801 in 465
Connecticut#12271 in 600
Iowa#14381 in 771
Illinois#144251 in 776
Kansas#15871 in 770
Wisconsin#16181 in 886
Michigan#19981 in 1,175
Ohio#22691 in 1,864
Missouri#25071 in 1,634
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Veronica
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 35 spots since 2024 (#392 → #427)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#385 → #427)
  • 60 spots since 2015 (#367 → #427)
  • Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1882 (#434 → #360)
  • Biggest drop: 83 spots in 1886 (#341 → #424)
Rise & fade · girls
101 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1981 at #68 (4,313 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1972–1992
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 347
  • Highest: 1 in 347 girls born in 1974 were named Veronica (0.29%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,202 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #68 in 1981, was only 1 in 387 (0.26%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 17.5% of all girls named Veronica (39,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s324#311 (1888)#371
1890s1,345#200 (1898)#239
1900s2,258#195 (1908)#208
1910s7,693#176 (1914)#187
1920s8,723#192 (1920)#217
1930s5,144#245 (1930)#273
1940s11,528#177 (1942)#199
1950s17,622#167 (1959)#187
1960s30,035#108 (1969)#130
1970s38,787#68 (1976)#81
1980s39,231#68 (1981)#74
1990s29,860#95 (1992)#111
2000s17,252#142 (2000)#204
2010s9,378#284 (2011)#347
2020s4,595#385 (2020)#409

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Veronica in 1911

girls
#203
353 births · 1 in 1,185 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #203Veronica353
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 1,185 of them was named Veronica, which outranked 92.9% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Veronica
  1. #200Cleo358
  2. #201Alta357
  3. #202Elva354
  4. #203Veronica353
  5. #203Muriel353
  6. #205Luella352
  7. #206Regina343
  8. #207Cecilia342

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →