Recorded 1916–1921 Girls' name Peak 1919 39 births

Veramae — girls' name

39 babies named Veramae in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Veramae was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

9 babies were named Veramae in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veramae

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Veramae between 1916 and 1921, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veramae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veramae performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Veramae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veramae 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 39 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.

Veramae at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

39

Since 1916

6 years of records

Peak year

1919

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1916

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1921

Veramae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1916

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1919)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Veramae by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
25 births that decade — 64% of Veramae's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veramae?
39 babies have been named Veramae since 1916. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1919 with 9 births.
When was Veramae most popular?
Veramae was most popular in the 1910s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Veramae been used?
Veramae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 6 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Veramae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1921 (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.