Girls' name · since 1916
Veria
Veria has 358 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
358 girls have been named Veria since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Veria has 358 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1965.
- #14,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veria ranks #14,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Veria's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Veria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Veria's full recorded timeline at 1939, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Veria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1965
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Veria by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (92 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Veria's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Veria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
92 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
72 births
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 92 births (26% of all-time use).
Veria by state
Where Veria concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 358 births nationwide.
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What to do with Veria's data
- Veria's decade-level peak was the 1920s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Verias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Veria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1916–1965 (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 Veria 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.