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
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 4,313 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 223,775since 1880
Veronica over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #427 | 730 | — | |
| 2024 | #392 | 805 | — | |
| 2023 | #411 | 744 | — | |
| 2022 | #407 | 774 | — | |
| 2021 | #430 | 734 | — | |
| 2020 | #385 | 808 | — | |
| 2019 | #358 | 883 | — | |
| 2018 | #357 | 887 | — | |
| 2017 | #380 | 820 | — | |
| 2016 | #410 | 812 | — | |
| 2015 | #367 | 893 | — | |
| 2014 | #373 | 873 | — | |
| 2013 | #334 | 965 | — | |
| 2012 | #316 | 1,025 | — | |
| 2011 | #284 | 1,114 | — | |
| 2010 | #295 | 1,106 | — | |
| 2009 | #279 | 1,171 | — | |
| 2008 | #260 | 1,330 | — | |
| 2007 | #241 | 1,482 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #211 | 1,626 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #206 | 1,684 | — | |
| 2004 | #193 | 1,769 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #177 | 1,835 | — | |
| 2002 | #172 | 1,911 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #154 | 2,088 | — | |
| 2000 | #142 | 2,356 | — | |
| 1999 | #115 | 2,831 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #126 | 2,632 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #126 | 2,544 | — | |
| 1996 | #114 | 2,745 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #121 | 2,599 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #110 | 2,941 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #103 | 3,095 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1992 | #95 | 3,444 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #100 | 3,441 | #2,544 | 27 |
| 1990 | #96 | 3,588 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #85 | 3,712 | #1,641 | 48 |
| 1988 | #83 | 3,525 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #80 | 3,616 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #77 | 3,580 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #72 | 3,875 | #1,504 | 44 |
| 1984 | #70 | 4,013 | #1,690 | 34 |
| 1983 | #68 | 4,069 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1982 | #69 | 4,150 | #1,929 | 28 |
| 1981 | #68 | 4,313 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #70 | 4,378 | #1,910 | 29 |
| 1979 | #76 | 4,062 | #1,598 | 36 |
| 1978 | #73 | 3,933 | #1,870 | 27 |
| 1977 | #73 | 3,853 | #1,780 | 29 |
| 1976 | #68 | 4,022 | #1,999 | 24 |
| 1975 | #72 | 4,060 | #1,505 | 35 |
| 1974 | #71 | 4,226 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #71 | 4,152 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1972 | #82 | 3,563 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #110 | 3,427 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #110 | 3,489 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1969 | #108 | 3,451 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #112 | 3,012 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #108 | 3,179 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #113 | 3,093 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #125 | 3,074 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #133 | 3,061 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #139 | 3,014 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #144 | 2,994 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #154 | 2,729 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #168 | 2,428 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #167 | 2,293 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #173 | 2,169 | — | |
| 1957 | #185 | 1,941 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #190 | 1,816 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #194 | 1,716 | — | |
| 1954 | #191 | 1,641 | — | |
| 1953 | #191 | 1,614 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #188 | 1,572 | — | |
| 1951 | #195 | 1,473 | — | |
| 1950 | #196 | 1,387 | — | |
| 1949 | #192 | 1,424 | — | |
| 1948 | #186 | 1,478 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #198 | 1,353 | — | |
| 1946 | #200 | 1,206 | — | |
| 1945 | #195 | 1,034 | — | |
| 1944 | #188 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1943 | #182 | 1,239 | — | |
| 1942 | #177 | 1,254 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #210 | 837 | — | |
| 1940 | #262 | 566 | — | |
| 1939 | #273 | 512 | — | |
| 1938 | #271 | 542 | — | |
| 1937 | #270 | 534 | — | |
| 1936 | #299 | 418 | — | |
| 1935 | #284 | 458 | — | |
| 1934 | #287 | 453 | — | |
| 1933 | #285 | 448 | — | |
| 1932 | #263 | 563 | — | |
| 1931 | #252 | 578 | — | |
| 1930 | #245 | 638 | — | |
| 1929 | #259 | 603 | — | |
| 1928 | #237 | 695 | — | |
| 1927 | #231 | 777 | — | |
| 1926 | #226 | 782 | — | |
| 1925 | #225 | 826 | — | |
| 1924 | #206 | 954 | — | |
| 1923 | #208 | 945 | — | |
| 1922 | #196 | 1,028 | — | |
| 1921 | #193 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1920 | #192 | 1,039 | — | |
| 1919 | #187 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1918 | #182 | 1,117 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #183 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1916 | #186 | 976 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #184 | 914 | — | |
| 1914 | #176 | 767 | — | |
| 1913 | #183 | 615 | — | |
| 1912 | #178 | 552 | — | |
| 1911 | #203 | 353 | — | |
| 1910 | #207 | 314 | — | |
| 1909 | #213 | 270 | — | |
| 1908 | #195 | 286 | — | |
| 1907 | #202 | 257 | — | |
| 1906 | #209 | 216 | — | |
| 1905 | #206 | 217 | — | |
| 1904 | #213 | 203 | — | |
| 1903 | #226 | 175 | — | |
| 1902 | #199 | 217 | — | |
| 1901 | #201 | 199 | — | |
| 1900 | #213 | 218 | — | |
| 1899 | #204 | 182 | — | |
| 1898 | #200 | 216 | — | |
| 1897 | #219 | 155 | — | |
| 1896 | #230 | 145 | — | |
| 1895 | #222 | 153 | — | |
| 1894 | #257 | 113 | — | |
| 1893 | #266 | 102 | — | |
| 1892 | #248 | 112 | — | |
| 1891 | #265 | 85 | — | |
| 1890 | #276 | 82 | — | |
| 1889 | #315 | 60 | — | |
| 1888 | #311 | 59 | — | |
| 1887 | #364 | 35 | — | |
| 1886 | #424 | 26 | — | |
| 1885 | #341 | 34 | — | |
| 1884 | #377 | 28 | — | |
| 1883 | #331 | 29 | — | |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#19 · 1 in 113
- California#36 · 1 in 206
- Texas#38 · 1 in 203
- Arizona#42 · 1 in 200
- Illinois#67 · 1 in 362
Best ever in a state: #10 in Texas, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #19 | 84 | 1 in 113 |
| California | #36 | 1,009 | 1 in 206 |
| Texas | #38 | 649 | 1 in 203 |
| Arizona | #42 | 117 | 1 in 200 |
| Illinois | #67 | 196 | 1 in 362 |
| Nevada | #77 | 15 | 1 in 339 |
| District of Columbia | #85 | 17 | 1 in 332 |
| Florida | #85 | 136 | 1 in 488 |
| New Jersey | #87 | 96 | 1 in 437 |
| Colorado | #93 | 52 | 1 in 420 |
| New York | #96 | 208 | 1 in 522 |
| Alabama | #98 | 43 | 1 in 496 |
| Connecticut | #102 | 36 | 1 in 481 |
| Kansas | #104 | 29 | 1 in 500 |
| South Carolina | #113 | 31 | 1 in 571 |
| Mississippi | #114 | 25 | 1 in 550 |
| North Carolina | #116 | 57 | 1 in 624 |
| Oklahoma | #116 | 33 | 1 in 569 |
| Alaska | #119 | 8 | 1 in 464 |
| Washington | #119 | 43 | 1 in 633 |
| Oregon | #129 | 23 | 1 in 668 |
| Michigan | #132 | 75 | 1 in 754 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 14 | 1 in 675 |
| Georgia | #140 | 49 | 1 in 769 |
| Indiana | #141 | 42 | 1 in 782 |
| Virginia | #142 | 43 | 1 in 785 |
| Massachusetts | #143 | 43 | 1 in 816 |
| Arkansas | #155 | 15 | 1 in 828 |
| Louisiana | #155 | 36 | 1 in 783 |
| Idaho | #156 | 8 | 1 in 694 |
| Maryland | #163 | 27 | 1 in 908 |
| Kentucky | #164 | 22 | 1 in 952 |
| Missouri | #166 | 32 | 1 in 981 |
| Utah | #173 | 16 | 1 in 873 |
| Pennsylvania | #176 | 70 | 1 in 982 |
| Tennessee | #176 | 26 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Ohio | #180 | 61 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Wisconsin | #181 | 26 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Rhode Island | #182 | 5 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Montana | #184 | 5 | 1 in 777 |
| Nebraska | #199 | 9 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Maine | #219 | 5 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Minnesota | #222 | 19 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Hawaii | #264 | 5 | 1 in 976 |
| Iowa | #323 | 7 | 1 in 2,279 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #68 (4,313 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1972–1992
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 17.5% of all girls named Veronica (39,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 324 | #311 (1888) | #371 |
| 1890s | 1,345 | #200 (1898) | #239 |
| 1900s | 2,258 | #195 (1908) | #208 |
| 1910s | 7,693 | #176 (1914) | #187 |
| 1920s | 8,723 | #192 (1920) | #217 |
| 1930s | 5,144 | #245 (1930) | #273 |
| 1940s | 11,528 | #177 (1942) | #199 |
| 1950s | 17,622 | #167 (1959) | #187 |
| 1960s | 30,035 | #108 (1969) | #130 |
| 1970s | 38,787 | #68 (1976) | #81 |
| 1980s | 39,231 | #68 (1981) | #74 |
| 1990s | 29,860 | #95 (1992) | #111 |
| 2000s | 17,252 | #142 (2000) | #204 |
| 2010s | 9,378 | #284 (2011) | #347 |
| 2020s | 4,595 | #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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 479 of them was named Veronica, which outranked 99.4% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 46,038 of them was named Veronica, which outranked 79.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,588Vijay41
- #1,588Vu41
- #1,588Wardell41
- #1,617Veronica40
- #1,617Ambrose40
- #1,617Brantley40
- #1,617Christophe40
- #1,645Adolph39
- #1,645Anwar39
- #1,645Augustus39
Tied with 27 names at #1,617; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.