US rank #6671 Girls' name Peak 2003 618 births

Veena — #6671 US girls' name

618 babies named Veena in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s331970s801980s1141990s1122000s1152010s942020s65
#6671
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Veena was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

17 babies were named Veena in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veena

The Social Security Administration has registered 618 babies named Veena between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veena currently holds the #6671 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Veena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Veena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veena 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 618 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.

Veena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

618

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2003

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,671

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Veena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
17
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
05101520 202420162008200019921984197619661951 5

Veena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 19% of Veena's all-time total
1950s51960s331970s801980s1141990s1122000s1152010s942020s65

Veena by state

Where Veena concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Veena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.0%
#2 Indiana
5 0.8%
California share of Veena's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veena?
618 babies have been named Veena since 1951. It currently ranks #6671 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 17 births.
When was Veena most popular?
Veena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Veena most popular?
The top states for the name Veena are California (6 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Veena been used?
Veena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Veena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veera, Vee, Veeksha, Veeda, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1951–2024 (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.