Girls' name · since 1880
Vera
149,456 babies named Vera in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149,456
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vera currently ranks #205 among girls' names in America, with 149,456 babies recorded since 1880.
Vera has 149,456 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #205 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #205 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 149,456 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vera ranks #266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #205 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 149,456 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #205 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149,456
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vera's 149,456 recorded births place it above 99.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Vera compares
149,456 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vera's all-time total is 397x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 149,456 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,923 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vera's full recorded timeline at 1953, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 48 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 3,923 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vera popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 3,923
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Vera popularity over time - boys
398 total births recorded since 1897 (Vera as boys' name)
Vera by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32,541 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Vera's strongest decade.
32,541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Vera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,365
1880s
1,365 births
- 1890s 6,377
1890s
6,377 births
- 1900s 10,457
1900s
10,457 births
- 1910s
1910s
28,289 births
- 1920s
1920s
32,541 births
- 1930s
1930s
18,023 births
- 1940s 12,189
1940s
12,189 births
- 1950s 11,041
1950s
11,041 births
- 1960s 6,032
1960s
6,032 births
- 1970s 2,258
1970s
2,258 births
- 1980s 1,311
1980s
1,311 births
- 1990s 869
1990s
869 births
- 2000s 1,612
2000s
1,612 births
- 2010s 9,052
2010s
9,052 births
- 2020s 8,040
2020s
8,040 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32,541 births (22% of all-time use).
How Vera compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vera's total volume
Vera by state
Where Vera concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,704 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 7,713 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6,926 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,475 | 4.3% |
| #5 | California | | 6,355 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5,677 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5,393 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5,135 | 3.4% |
8,704 of 149,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Vera appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vera's data
- Vera's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32,541 total births); usage has since declined to 8,040 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Veras (8,704 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Vera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Vera 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.