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girls' name ★ peaked 1916

Verena

Meaning A female given name from German Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,771 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

A female given name from German.

Rank 2025
#3,771
among girls · ↑433 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Verena · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1916
43 babies
All-time total
1,989
#4,720 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Verena popularity over time

1,989 babies have been named Verena since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 84 8 – #869
1900s 73 7 -13% #1,104
1910s 244 24 +234% #1,084
1920s 264 26 +8% #1,362
1930s 135 14 -49% #1,740
1940s 99 10 -27% #2,387
1950s 127 13 +28% #2,513
1960s 114 11 -10% #3,330
1970s 106 11 -7% #4,118
1980s 86 9 -19% #5,182
1990s 86 9 0% #6,828
2000s 152 15 +77% #5,787
2010s 230 23 +51% #3,844
2020s (to 2025) 189 32 +37% #3,771

Where Verena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 45 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Verena

Verena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,771 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 1,989 American babies have been named Verena. Its peak came in 1916, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Verena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Verena?

The median living Verena is about 26 years old; half are between 9 and 58. An estimated 1,100 people named Verena are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Verena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,771
2024 35 #4,204
2023 25 #5,241
2022 32 #4,462
2021 28 #4,826
2020 29 #4,640
2019 39 #3,844
2018 22 #5,773
2017 30 #4,689
2016 18 #6,889
2015 23 #5,819
2014 25 #5,444
2013 14 #8,547
2012 22 #6,098
2011 21 #6,321
2010 16 #7,863
2009 19 #7,044
2008 13 #9,443
2007 17 #7,717
2006 21 #6,343
2005 22 #5,787
2004 6 #16,002
2003 18 #6,567
2002 8 #12,144
2001 12 #8,725
2000 16 #6,791
1995 – –
1990 9 #9,217
1985 7 #9,278
1980 13 #5,536
1975 9 #6,466
1970 14 #4,242
1965 12 #3,944
1960 11 #4,167
1955 8 #4,719
1950 14 #2,900
1945 5 #5,198
1940 10 #2,944
1935 10 #2,917
1930 17 #2,103
1925 29 #1,572
1920 29 #1,546
1915 23 #1,568
1910 10 #1,624
1905 7 #1,688
1900 13 #1,104
1895 12 #981
1890 11 #869
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Verena

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Verena Sailer Verena Sailer German sprinter b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Verena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Verena?

The median living Verena is about 26 years old. Half of all living Verenas are between 9 and 58 years old.

How many people named Verena are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Verena are alive in the United States, based on 1,989 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Verena mean?

A female given name from German.

How popular is the name Verena in 2025?

Verena ranked #3,771 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Verena?

1,989 babies have been named Verena in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Verena most popular?

Verena peaked in 1916, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Verena a boy or girl name?

Verena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Verena rising or falling?

Verena is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Verena become more popular?

Verena is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Verena in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Verena?

Well-known people named Verena include Verena Sailer (athlete).

Names like Verena

Names that sound and feel close to Verena: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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