Recorded 1922–1948 Unisex name Peak 1929 49 births

Veral — boys' name

49 babies named Veral in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s321930s121940s5
1920s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Veral was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

8 babies were named Veral in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veral

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Veral between 1922 and 1948, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Veral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Veral is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veral performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Veral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veral in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Veral at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

49

Since 1922

27 years of records

Peak year

1929

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1922

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1948

Veral popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1922

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Veral popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1919 (Veral as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
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Veral by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 65% of Veral's all-time total
1920s321930s121940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veral?
49 babies have been named Veral since 1922. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1929 with 8 births.
When was Veral most popular?
Veral was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Is Veral a unisex name?
Yes, Veral is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 49 births, and as a girl's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Veral been used?
Veral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 27 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Veral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.