Girls' name · since 1914

Veona

Veona has 124 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,789 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Veona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 124 have been recorded since 1914.

Veona has 124 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1956.

  • #24,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 124 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veona ranks #24,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#24,789 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Veona's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Veona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Veona splits its recorded history at 1924: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Veona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
4681012 1914191819211924193319451956 5

Veona by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 42% of the file).

1920s was Veona's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Veona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veona?
Veona has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,789 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 11 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
Where does Veona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veona ranks #24,789 of 72,339 girls' 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 Veona most popular?
Veona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Veona been used?
Veona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 43 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Veona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veola, Veora, Veonica, Veo, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Veona's data

  • Veona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Veona: 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, 1914–1956 (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 Veona 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.