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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedAKMaine: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #121 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsNHWashington: #190 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsNDMinnesota: #168 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsMNIllinois: #144 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 928 girlsILWisconsin: #149 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsWIMichigan: #139 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 914 girlsMINew York: #96 for girls · 279 births · 1 in 405 girlsNYMassachusetts: #124 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 806 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: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 470 girlsSDIowa: #133 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 880 girlsIAIndiana: #214 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsOHPennsylvania: #113 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 600 girlsPANew Jersey: #100 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 463 girlsNJConnecticut: #121 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 680 girlsCTCalifornia: #233 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedUTColorado: #179 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 901 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,595 girlsMOKentucky: #396 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,190 girlsKYWest Virginia: #221 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,581 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsVAMaryland: #94 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 402 girlsMDDelaware: #91 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 351 girlsDEArizona: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 835 girlsAZNew Mexico: #189 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 730 girlsNMKansas: #260 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Veronica, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,191 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #103 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 453 girlsDCOklahoma: #391 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,399 girlsOKLouisiana: #190 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 847 girlsLAMississippi: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,477 girlsMSAlabama: #422 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,725 girlsALGeorgia: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,199 girlsGAHawaii: #80 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 248 girlsHITexas: #368 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsTXFlorida: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#80 · 1 in 248
  2. Delaware#91 · 1 in 351
  3. Maryland#94 · 1 in 402
  4. New York#96 · 1 in 405
  5. South Dakota#98 · 1 in 470

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#80151 in 248
Delaware#9161 in 351
Maryland#94441 in 402
New York#962791 in 405
South Dakota#98101 in 470
New Jersey#100771 in 463
District of Columbia#103191 in 453
Pennsylvania#1131501 in 600
Connecticut#121231 in 680
New Hampshire#12161 in 649
Massachusetts#124471 in 806
Iowa#133241 in 880
Michigan#139611 in 914
Illinois#144761 in 928
Wisconsin#149241 in 1,177
Minnesota#168201 in 1,270
Ohio#171531 in 1,243
Colorado#179111 in 901
North Dakota#18151 in 1,071
New Mexico#18981 in 730
Louisiana#190311 in 847
Washington#190131 in 1,250
Arizona#20271 in 835
Maine#20951 in 1,428
Indiana#214181 in 1,776
West Virginia#221131 in 1,581
Florida#232141 in 1,271
California#233441 in 1,569
Virginia#237171 in 1,718
Kansas#26071 in 1,994
Georgia#289161 in 2,199
South Carolina#32591 in 2,644
Missouri#34191 in 3,595
Texas#368271 in 2,481
Mississippi#38271 in 3,477
North Carolina#390101 in 4,191
Oklahoma#39161 in 3,399
Kentucky#39671 in 4,190
Alabama#42271 in 4,725
Alaska
Arkansas
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah
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
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 1942

girls
#177
1,254 births · 1 in 1,077 girls
boys
#2,940
7 births · 1 in 197,309 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #177Veronica1,254

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #2,940Veronica7
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,077 of them was named Veronica, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Veronica
  1. #174Vera1,317
  2. #175Faye1,304
  3. #176Bessie1,266
  4. #177Veronica1,254
  5. #177Madeline1,254
  6. #179Rosemarie1,240
  7. #180Lynne1,235
  8. #181Jackie1,223

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

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 3,567Michal#4,420#853
  2. 1,885Merrily#2,397#512
  3. 1,081Merrilee#1,954#873
  4. 783Jerrilyn#1,610#827
  5. 760Candace#1,418#658
Fallers
  1. 354Rebekah#924#1,278
  2. 350Leatha#830#1,180
  3. 307Nella#993#1,300
  4. 272Arla#934#1,206
  5. 262Vivien#735#997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 197,309 of them was named Veronica, which outranked 27.3% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Veronica
  1. #2,712Zebedee8
  2. #2,712Zebulon8
  3. #2,712Zollie8
  4. #2,940Veronica7
  5. #2,940Abbie7
  6. #2,940Abie7
  7. #2,940Acy7
  8. #3,212Able6
  9. #3,212Abran6
  10. #3,212Acey6

Tied with 271 names at #2,940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 2,993Macarthur#3,505#512
  2. 1,546Mcarthur#1,903#357
  3. 655Collin#1,588#933
  4. 514Delmas#1,254#740
  5. 390Colin#713#323
Fallers
  1. 525Otho#971#1,496
  2. 440Florian#918#1,358
  3. 421Martha#960#1,381
  4. 407Watson#951#1,358
  5. 371Gaylen#987#1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942