Girls' name · since 1958

Veranda

37 babies named Veranda in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#38,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1958
1970s
peak decade

Veranda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1958.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veranda has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1996.

  • #38,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1958
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veranda ranks #38,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.

#38,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1958
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Veranda's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% 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.

Veranda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Veranda's full recorded timeline at 1974, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Veranda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 1958196219721974197619771996 5

Veranda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 57% of the file).

1970s was Veranda's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Veranda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veranda?
Since 1958, Social Security records show 37 babies named Veranda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #38,666 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1996. Its busiest year on record was 1962, with 6 births.
Where does Veranda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veranda ranks #38,666 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 Veranda most popular?
Veranda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Veranda been used?
The SSA has tracked Veranda since 1958 -- 39 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Veranda?
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.

What to do with Veranda's data

  • Veranda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Veranda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Veranda: 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, 1958–1996 (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 Veranda 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.