Girls' name · since 1889
Veta
2,021 babies named Veta in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,021
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Veta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,021 have been recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veta has been recorded 2,021 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2021.
- #4,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,021 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veta ranks #4,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,021 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,021
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Veta's 2,021 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Veta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Veta's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Veta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2021
- Peak year (1916)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Veta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (408 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Veta's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Veta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 86
1890s
86 births
- 1900s 131
1900s
131 births
- 1910s
1910s
343 births
- 1920s
1920s
408 births
- 1930s
1930s
279 births
- 1940s
1940s
224 births
- 1950s
1950s
277 births
- 1960s
1960s
177 births
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 408 births (20% of all-time use).
How Veta 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 Veta's total volume
Veta by state
Where Veta concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 144 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 83 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 71 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.2% |
144 of 2,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Veta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Veta's data
- Veta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vetas (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Veta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1889–2021 (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 Veta 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.