Recorded 1952–2022 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,449 births

Veronique — girls' name

1,449 babies named Veronique in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s621960s2041970s2881980s3351990s2922000s1612010s882020s19
1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Veronique was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

65 babies were named Veronique in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veronique

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,449 babies named Veronique between 1952 and 2022, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Veronique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veronique performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Veronique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Veronique in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veronique 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 1,449 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.

Veronique at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,449

Since 1952

71 years of records

Peak year

1972

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1952

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2022

Veronique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1952

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1972)
65
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
020406080 202220112002199319841975196619571952 5

Veronique by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
335 births that decade — 23% of Veronique's all-time total
1950s621960s2041970s2881980s3351990s2922000s1612010s882020s19

Veronique by state

Where Veronique concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Veronique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 10.4%
#2 New York
36 2.5%
#3 Florida
21 1.4%
#4 Illinois
16 1.1%
#5 Texas
16 1.1%
#6 Louisiana
7 0.5%
#7 Ohio
6 0.4%
#8 Georgia
5 0.3%
California share of Veronique's total US births 10.4%
Even split

150 of 1,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veronique?
1,449 babies have been named Veronique since 1952. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1972 with 65 births.
When was Veronique most popular?
Veronique was most popular in the 1980s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Veronique most popular?
The top states for the name Veronique are California (150 births), New York (36 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Veronique been used?
Veronique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 71 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Veronique?
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, 1952–2022 (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.