US rank #11280 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,617 births

Verenice — #11280 US girls' name

1,617 babies named Verenice in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s2211990s6282000s5442010s1302020s37
#11280
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Verenice was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

86 babies were named Verenice in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verenice

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,617 babies named Verenice between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verenice currently holds the #11280 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verenice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 628 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verenice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 747 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Verenice in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verenice 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 1,617 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.

Verenice at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,617

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1993

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,280

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Verenice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
86
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Verenice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
628 births that decade — 39% of Verenice's all-time total
1970s571980s2211990s6282000s5442010s1302020s37

Verenice by state

Where Verenice concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Verenice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
747 46.2%
#2 Texas
203 12.6%
#3 Illinois
49 3.0%
#4 Arizona
17 1.1%
#5 Georgia
11 0.7%
#6 Nevada
6 0.4%
California share of Verenice's total US births 46.2%
Even split

747 of 1,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verenice?
1,617 babies have been named Verenice since 1972. It currently ranks #11280 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 86 births.
When was Verenice most popular?
Verenice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 628 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Verenice most popular?
The top states for the name Verenice are California (747 births), Texas (203 births), Illinois (49 births).
How long has the name Verenice been used?
Verenice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Verenice?
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.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.