Verona: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,227

among girls · ↑1,153 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Verona

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1920

111 babies

All-time total

4,314

#2,838 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Verona popularity over time

4,314 babies have been named Verona since 1880, 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

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	47	5	–	#736
1890s	154	15	+228%	#643
1900s	343	34	+123%	#427
1910s	822	82	+140%	#588
1920s	893	89	+9%	#695
1930s	534	53	-40%	#760
1940s	393	39	-26%	#1,149
1950s	275	28	-30%	#1,624
1960s	187	19	-32%	#2,192
1970s	117	12	-37%	#3,024
1980s	42	4	-64%	#7,387
1990s	7	1	-83%	#12,381
2000s	99	10	+1314%	#7,322
2010s	287	29	+190%	#3,913
2020s (to 2025)	114	19	-34%	#5,227

Where Verona 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	25	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	24	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Verona

Verona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,227 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,314 American babies have been named Verona. Its peak came in 1920, when 111 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Verona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Verona?

The median living Verona is about 60 years old; half are between 14 and 78. An estimated 1,500 people named Verona are alive in the United States today.

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

Verona year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,227
2024	19	#6,380
2023	20	#6,153
2022	19	#6,452
2021	17	#6,946
2020	14	#7,942
2019	38	#3,913
2018	25	#5,303
2017	36	#4,143
2016	22	#5,971
2015	24	#5,645
2014	22	#5,980
2013	32	#4,533
2012	29	#4,953
2011	29	#4,909
2010	30	#4,854
2009	18	#7,322
2008	10	#11,555
2007	9	#12,619
2006	11	#10,574
2005	12	#9,423
2004	13	#8,696
2003	8	#12,358
2002	8	#12,145
2001	5	#17,862
2000	5	#17,526
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	9	#6,467
1970	23	#3,024
1965	18	#3,042
1960	21	#2,726
1955	26	#2,155
1950	34	#1,624
1945	37	#1,331
1940	41	#1,149
1935	40	#1,117
1930	86	#760
1925	65	#930
1920	111	#695
1915	94	#684
1910	43	#657
1905	60	#438
1900	22	#801
1895	19	#744
1890	11	#870
1885	5	#1,193
1880	5	#940

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Verona?

The median living Verona is about 60 years old. Half of all living Veronas are between 14 and 78 years old.

How many people named Verona are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Verona are alive in the United States, based on 4,314 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Verona mean?

Borrowed from Italian Verona, from Latin Vērōna.

How popular is the name Verona in 2025?

Verona ranked #5,227 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Verona?

4,314 babies have been named Verona in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Verona most popular?

Verona peaked in 1920, when 111 newborns received the name.

Is Verona a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Verona rising or falling?

Verona has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Verona become more popular?

Verona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Verona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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