girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Veronica

Meaning en (English) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #427 Trend → Stable

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Rank 2025
#427
among girls · ↓35 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
730
named Veronica · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,202
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
4,407 babies
All-time total
224,609
#179 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Veronica popularity over time

224,609 babies have been named Veronica 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 324 – 324 32 – #313
1890s 1,345 – 1,345 135 +315% #200
1900s 2,258 – 2,258 226 +68% #195
1910s 7,693 10 7,703 770 +241% #176
1920s 8,723 – 8,723 872 +13% #192
1930s 5,144 – 5,144 514 -41% #245
1940s 11,528 12 11,540 1,154 +124% #178
1950s 17,622 27 17,649 1,765 +53% #167
1960s 30,035 96 30,131 3,013 +71% #108
1970s 38,787 249 39,036 3,904 +30% #68
1980s 39,231 314 39,545 3,955 +1% #68
1990s 29,860 103 29,963 2,996 -24% #95
2000s 17,252 23 17,275 1,728 -42% #143
2010s 9,378 – 9,378 938 -46% #284
2020s (to 2025) 4,595 – 4,595 766 -18% #386

Where Veronica 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 720 0.45 #430
2027 711 0.44 #435
2028 703 0.44 #438
2029 697 0.43 #443
2030 692 0.43 #449

Where Veronica is most popular

Girls named Veronica per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.467 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Veronica born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wisconsin 104 1.01 +116%
Kansas 54 0.936 +101%
Minnesota 93 0.862 +85%
New Mexico 20 0.822 +76%
Connecticut 47 0.808 +73%
New Jersey 142 0.787 +69%
Indiana 108 0.769 +65%
Massachusetts 93 0.769 +65%
Pennsylvania 180 0.761 +63%
Iowa 43 0.736 +58%
Oregon 47 0.722 +55%
Michigan 128 0.703 +51%
Florida 298 0.696 +49%
Illinois 147 0.642 +38%
Nebraska 23 0.640 +37%
Virginia 107 0.628 +34%
Nevada 29 0.624 +34%
Arizona 85 0.606 +30%
Ohio 142 0.598 +28%
Washington 84 0.582 +25%
Colorado 64 0.573 +23%
Missouri 69 0.573 +23%
South Carolina 48 0.534 +14%
Utah 44 0.529 +13%
New York 205 0.518 +11%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 +8%
Kentucky 43 0.503 +8%
Texas 389 0.484 ≈ national
Maryland 49 0.462 ≈ national
California 375 0.446 ≈ national
Alabama 38 0.405 -13%
Tennessee 61 0.385 -18%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -19%
Montana 5 0.369 -21%
North Carolina 84 0.369 -21%
Georgia 83 0.365 -22%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -25%
Arkansas 18 0.341 -27%
Oklahoma 25 0.340 -27%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -42%
Idaho 7 0.209 -55%
Louisiana 14 0.160 -66%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -73%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Veronica

Veronica is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #427 in 2025 with 730 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 224,609 American babies have been named Veronica. Its peak came in 1980, when 4,407 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

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

How old are people named Veronica?

The median living Veronica is about 44 years old; half are between 31 and 57. An estimated 187 thousand people named Veronica are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

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

Veronica year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 730 #427 – –
2024 805 #392 – –
2023 744 #412 – –
2022 774 #407 – –
2021 734 #431 – –
2020 808 #386 – –
2019 883 #358 – –
2018 887 #357 – –
2017 820 #380 – –
2016 812 #410 – –
2015 893 #368 – –
2014 873 #373 – –
2013 965 #334 – –
2012 1,025 #316 – –
2011 1,114 #284 – –
2010 1,106 #295 – –
2009 1,171 #279 – –
2008 1,330 #260 – –
2007 1,482 #241 7 #10,847
2006 1,626 #211 5 #13,918
2005 1,684 #206 – –
2004 1,769 #193 6 #11,281
2003 1,835 #177 – –
2002 1,911 #172 5 #12,406
2001 2,088 #154 – –
2000 2,356 #143 – –
1995 2,599 #121 10 #5,908
1990 3,588 #96 16 #3,767
1985 3,875 #72 44 #1,523
1980 4,378 #70 29 #1,963
1975 4,060 #72 35 #1,528
1970 3,489 #110 21 #1,985
1965 3,074 #125 7 #3,524
1960 2,428 #168 7 #3,650
1955 1,716 #194 – –
1950 1,387 #197 – –
1945 1,034 #195 – –
1940 566 #263 – –
1935 458 #285 – –
1930 638 #245 – –
1925 826 #225 – –
1920 1,039 #192 – –
1915 914 #185 – –
1910 314 #207 – –
1905 217 #209 – –
1900 218 #213 – –
1895 153 #222 – –
1890 82 #278 – –
1885 34 #347 – –
1880 14 #465 – –

Famous people named Veronica

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

  1. 1 Veronica Cartwright Veronica Cartwright British actress (born 1949) Contemporary
  2. 2 Veronica Lake Veronica Lake American actress (1922–1973) Contemporary
  3. 3 Veronica Hamel Veronica Hamel American actress (born 1943) Contemporary
  4. 4 Veronica Guerin Veronica Guerin Irish crime reporter (1958–1996) Contemporary
  5. 5 Veronica Hart Veronica Hart American pornographic actress b. 1956 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Veronica Roth Veronica Roth American author (born 1988) Contemporary
  7. 7 Veronica Ferres Veronica Ferres German actress b. 1965 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Veronica Franco Veronica Franco Italian poet and courtesan (c. 1546–1591) 16th century
  9. 9 Veronica Maggio Veronica Maggio Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1981) Contemporary
  10. 10 Veronica Giuliani Veronica Giuliani Italian Catholic saint (1660–1727) 17th century
  11. 11 Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaican sprinter (born 1982) Contemporary
  12. 12 Veronica Avluv Pornographic actor, United States b. 1972 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Veronica?

The median living Veronica is about 44 years old. Half of all living Veronicas are between 31 and 57 years old.

How many people named Veronica are alive today?

An estimated 187 thousand people named Veronica are alive in the United States, based on 224,609 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Veronica mean?

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How popular is the name Veronica in 2025?

Veronica ranked #427 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 730 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Veronica?

224,609 babies have been named Veronica in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Veronica most popular?

Veronica peaked in 1980, when 4,407 newborns received the name.

Is Veronica a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Veronica rising or falling?

Veronica has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Veronica become more popular?

Veronica looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 692 girls named Veronica in 2030, ranking around #449. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Veronica?

Well-known people named Veronica include Veronica Cartwright (actor), Veronica Lake (actor), Veronica Hamel (actor).

Names like Veronica

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

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