Unisex name · since 1922
Veral
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Veral, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
49 boys have been named Veral since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Veral has 49 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1922 to 1948.
- #22,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veral ranks #22,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Veral's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Veral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veral's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veral popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1948
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Veral popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1919 (Veral as girls' name)
Veral by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 65% of the file).
1920s was Veral's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Veral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Veral's data
- Veral's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Veral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1922–1948 (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 Veral 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.