Recorded 1916–1965 Girls' name Peak 1924 358 births

Veria — girls' name

358 babies named Veria in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s921930s771940s721950s651960s22
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Veria was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

16 babies were named Veria in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veria

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Veria between 1916 and 1965, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veria performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Veria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Veria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veria 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 358 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.

Veria at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

358

Since 1916

50 years of records

Peak year

1924

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1916

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1965

Veria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1916

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1924)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 19651957195019441936192919221916 6

Veria by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
92 births that decade — 26% of Veria's all-time total
1910s301920s921930s771940s721950s651960s22

Veria by state

Where Veria concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Veria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.4%
Mississippi share of Veria's total US births 1.4%

5 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veria?
358 babies have been named Veria since 1916. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1924 with 16 births.
When was Veria most popular?
Veria was most popular in the 1920s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Veria most popular?
The top states for the name Veria are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Veria been used?
Veria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 50 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Veria?
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, 1916–1965 (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.