Girls' name · since 1890
Verena
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 1,989 babies named Verena, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,989
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,989 babies have been named Verena since 1890, making it today's #3717 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verena has been recorded 1,989 times among girls since 1890, currently ranked #3717 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #4,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,717 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,989 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verena ranks #4,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,989 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,989
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verena's 1,989 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Verena compares
1,989 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Verena's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Verena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Verena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Verena's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Verena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Verena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (264 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Verena's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Verena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 84
1890s
84 births
- 1900s 73
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
244 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
135 births
- 1940s 99
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
127 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 264 births (13% of all-time use).
How Verena 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 Verena's total volume
Verena by state
Where Verena concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 35 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.3% |
87 of 1,989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Verena's data
- Verena's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (264 total births) through the 2020s (189) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Verenas (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Verena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Verena 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.