Girls' name · since 1880
Verona
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 4,314 babies named Verona, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,314
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Verona is the #5102 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,314 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verona has been recorded 4,314 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #5102 nationally and more common than 71% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,102 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,314 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verona ranks #2,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,102 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,314 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,314
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verona's 4,314 recorded births place it above 96.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Verona compares
4,314 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Verona's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Verona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,314 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Verona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Verona's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Verona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Verona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (893 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Verona's strongest decade.
893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Verona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 47
1880s
47 births
- 1890s 154
1890s
154 births
- 1900s 343
1900s
343 births
- 1910s
1910s
822 births
- 1920s
1920s
893 births
- 1930s
1930s
534 births
- 1940s
1940s
393 births
- 1950s 275
1950s
275 births
- 1960s 187
1960s
187 births
- 1970s 117
1970s
117 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 99
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 287
2010s
287 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 893 births (21% of all-time use).
How Verona 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 Verona's total volume
Verona by state
Where Verona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 294 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 251 | 5.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 63 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 55 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 49 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 48 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 38 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 26 | 0.6% |
294 of 4,314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Verona appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Verona's data
- Verona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (893 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Veronas (294 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Verona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Verona 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.