Recorded 1982–2008 Boys' name Peak 1982 146 births

Veasna — boys' name

146 babies named Veasna in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s941990s382000s14
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Veasna was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

16 babies were named Veasna in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veasna

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Veasna between 1982 and 2008, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Veasna currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veasna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Veasna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Veasna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veasna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 146 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Veasna at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

146

Since 1982

27 years of records

Peak year

1982

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1982

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2008

Veasna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1982

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1982)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 200819991993199119891987198519831982 16

Veasna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 64% of Veasna's all-time total
1980s941990s382000s14

Veasna by state

Where Veasna concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Veasna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 13.0%
California share of Veasna's total US births 13.0%

19 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veasna?
146 babies have been named Veasna since 1982. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1982 with 16 births.
When was Veasna most popular?
Veasna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Veasna most popular?
The top states for the name Veasna are California (19 births).
How long has the name Veasna been used?
Veasna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 27 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Veasna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vearl, Veachel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.