Girls' name · since 1952
Veronique
Veronique has 1,460 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Veronique is the #9567 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,460 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Veronique recorded 1,460 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #9567 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #5,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,460 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veronique ranks #5,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,460 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Veronique's 1,460 recorded births place it above 91.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Veronique compares
1,460 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Veronique's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Veronique | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,460 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Veronique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veronique's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veronique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Veronique by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (335 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Veronique's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Veronique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
289 births
- 1980s
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
292 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 335 births (23% of all-time use).
How Veronique 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 Veronique's total volume
Veronique by state
Where Veronique concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 150 | 10.3% |
| #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% |
150 of 1,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Veronique's data
- Veronique's decade-level peak was the 1980s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Veroniques (150 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Veronique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Veronique 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.