US rank #1077 Boys' name Peak 2023 2,672 births

Veer — #1077 US boys' name

2,672 babies named Veer in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s3512010s13092020s1002
#1077
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Veer was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

224 babies were named Veer in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veer

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,672 babies named Veer between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Veer currently holds the #1077 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 224 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,309 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Veer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 499 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Veer in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veer 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 2,672 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.

Veer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,672

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2023

224 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,077

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Veer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
224
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-50050100150200250 20242020201620122008200420001997 10

Veer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,309 births that decade — 49% of Veer's all-time total
1990s102000s3512010s13092020s1002

Veer by state

Where Veer concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Veer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
499 18.7%
#2 New Jersey
325 12.2%
#3 Texas
220 8.2%
#4 New York
215 8.0%
#5 Illinois
164 6.1%
#6 Georgia
101 3.8%
#7 Massachusetts
91 3.4%
#8 Virginia
68 2.5%
California share of Veer's total US births 18.7%
Even split

499 of 2,672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Veer appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veer?
2,672 babies have been named Veer since 1997. It currently ranks #1077 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 224 births.
When was Veer most popular?
Veer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,309 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Veer most popular?
The top states for the name Veer are California (499 births), New Jersey (325 births), Texas (220 births).
How long has the name Veer been used?
Veer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Veer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veeraj, Veera, Vee, Veeransh, and 1 more. 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, 1997–2024 (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.