Girls' name · since 1880
Veronica
Veronica has 223,775 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,775
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Veronica is the #427 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 223,775 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veronica has been recorded 223,775 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #427 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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.
- #179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #427 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 223,775 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veronica ranks #179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #427 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 223,775 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,775
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Veronica's 223,775 recorded births place it above 99.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Veronica compares
223,775 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Veronica's all-time total is 595x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Veronica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223,775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,378 | 21 | 19,840 |
Veronica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veronica's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 4,378, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veronica popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 4,378
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Veronica popularity over time - boys
834 total births recorded since 1916 (Veronica as boys' name)
Veronica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (39,231 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Veronica's strongest decade.
39,231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Veronica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 324
1880s
324 births
- 1890s 1,345
1890s
1,345 births
- 1900s 2,258
1900s
2,258 births
- 1910s 7,693
1910s
7,693 births
- 1920s 8,723
1920s
8,723 births
- 1930s 5,144
1930s
5,144 births
- 1940s 11,528
1940s
11,528 births
- 1950s
1950s
17,622 births
- 1960s
1960s
30,035 births
- 1970s
1970s
38,787 births
- 1980s
1980s
39,231 births
- 1990s
1990s
29,860 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,252 births
- 2010s 9,378
2010s
9,378 births
- 2020s 4,595
2020s
4,595 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39,231 births (18% of all-time use).
How Veronica 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 Veronica's total volume
Veronica by state
Where Veronica concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40,953 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28,934 | 12.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 20,681 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11,854 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11,620 | 5.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 8,033 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 7,986 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6,480 | 2.9% |
40,953 of 223,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Veronica appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Veronica's data
- Veronica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (39,231 total births); usage has since declined to 4,595 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Veronicas (40,953 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Veronica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
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 Veronica 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.