Recorded 1909–2018 Girls' name Peak 1982 285 births

Veronia — girls' name

285 babies named Veronia in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Veronia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

14 babies were named Veronia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veronia

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Veronia between 1909 and 2018, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veronia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veronia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Veronia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veronia 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 285 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.

Veronia at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

285

Since 1909

110 years of records

Peak year

1982

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1909

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2018

Veronia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1909

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1982)
14
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Veronia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
71 births that decade — 25% of Veronia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veronia?
285 babies have been named Veronia since 1909. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1982 with 14 births.
When was Veronia most popular?
Veronia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Veronia been used?
Veronia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 110 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Veronia?
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, 1909–2018 (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.