Verna vs Vera

Side-by-side comparison of Verna and Vera — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Verna

Girl name · Rank #4874

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Name B

Vera

Girl name · Rank #226

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Metric Verna Vera
Current Rank #4874 #226
Total Births (all years) 69,061 147,970
Peak Year 1918 1918
Peak Year Births 1,873 3,923
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Verna Vera
1880ss 1,052 1,365
1890ss 3,036 6,377
1900ss 4,752 10,457
1910ss 13,214 28,289
1920ss 16,265 32,542
1930ss 10,582 18,022
1940ss 7,868 12,189
1950ss 6,160 11,041
1960ss 3,355 6,031
1970ss 1,165 2,259
1980ss 537 1,311
1990ss 334 869
2000ss 288 1,612
2010ss 310 9,052
2020ss 143 6,554

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Verna Vera
2014 37 891
2015 25 1,054
2016 43 1,059
2017 35 1,160
2018 37 1,264
2019 25 1,284
2020 29 1,221
2021 24 1,310
2022 38 1,339
2023 25 1,333
2024 27 1,351

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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