US rank #3016 Girls' name Peak 2007 3,436 births

Veronika — #3016 US girls' name

3,436 babies named Veronika in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s571960s1131970s1601980s3151990s6702000s9702010s8892020s257
#3016
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Veronika was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

118 babies were named Veronika in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veronika

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,436 babies named Veronika between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veronika currently holds the #3016 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veronika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 970 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Veronika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 468 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Veronika in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veronika 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 3,436 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.

Veronika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,436

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2007

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,016

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Veronika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
118
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Veronika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
970 births that decade — 28% of Veronika's all-time total
1920s51950s571960s1131970s1601980s3151990s6702000s9702010s8892020s257

Veronika by state

Where Veronika concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Veronika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
468 13.6%
#2 New York
254 7.4%
#3 Illinois
223 6.5%
#4 Florida
188 5.5%
#5 Texas
102 3.0%
#6 Washington
86 2.5%
#7 New Jersey
60 1.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
41 1.2%
California share of Veronika's total US births 13.6%
Even split

468 of 3,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Veronika appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veronika?
3,436 babies have been named Veronika since 1920. It currently ranks #3016 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 118 births.
When was Veronika most popular?
Veronika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 970 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Veronika most popular?
The top states for the name Veronika are California (468 births), New York (254 births), Illinois (223 births).
How long has the name Veronika been used?
Veronika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Veronika?
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.