Unisex name · since 1917

Veo

15 babies named Veo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,701 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade

Veo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1917.

Social Security Administration records show Veo recorded 15 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1923.

  • #31,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1917
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veo ranks #31,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.

#31,701 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1917
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Veo's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Veo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Veo's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded.

Veo popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1917)
5
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
5 191719191923 5

Veo popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 1915 (Veo as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1915 6

Veo by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1910s was Veo's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Veo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veo? ▼
Veo has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,701 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 5 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Veo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veo ranks #31,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Veo most popular? ▼
Veo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Veo a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Veo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Veo been used? ▼
Records for Veo go back to 1917, giving 7 years of history through 1923.
What names are similar to Veo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veon, Veotis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Veo's data

  • Veo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Veo

Nearby Names Like Veo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Veo

Veon Boy
5 births
Veotis Boy
5 births

Compare Veo side by side: Veo vs Veon Veo vs Veotis

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Abert
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Mansell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Veo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Veo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.