Girls' name · since 1972

Veonica

17 babies named Veonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#48,271 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade

Veonica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1972.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veonica has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1987.

  • #48,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1972
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veonica ranks #48,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.

#48,271 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Veonica's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% 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.

Veonica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Veonica splits its recorded history at 1985: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Veonica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197219851987 5

Veonica by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).

1980s was Veonica's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Veonica births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veonica?
Veonica has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #48,271 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 7 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
Where does Veonica sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veonica ranks #48,271 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 Veonica most popular?
Veonica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Veonica been used?
The SSA has tracked Veonica since 1972 -- 16 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Veonica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veola, Veora, Veona, Veo, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Veonica: 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, 1972–1987 (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 Veonica 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.