Unisex name · since 1928
Vero
Vero has 25 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vero is the #12202 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Vero recorded 25 times among boys since 1928, holding rank #12202 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #27,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,202 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25 born since 1928
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vero ranks #27,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,202 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25 born since 1928, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
Vero's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Vero compares
25 10th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Vero's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vero | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vero splits its recorded history at 2023: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births).
Vero popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Vero popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1916 (Vero as girls' name)
Vero by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
2020s was Vero's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Vero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Vero 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.