Girls' name · since 1915
Vetra
Vetra has 74 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vetra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Vetra recorded 74 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1967.
- #30,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vetra ranks #30,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #30,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vetra's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Vetra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vetra splits its recorded history at 1920: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vetra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1967
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1967.
74 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 9 births in a single year.
Vetra by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (36 births, 49% of the file).
1910s was Vetra's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Vetra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 36 births (49% of all-time use).
Vetra decade highlights
- Peak decade 36 births
- Runner-up 28 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Vetra by state
Where Vetra concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 6.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Vetra's data
- Vetra's decade-level peak was the 1910s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Vetras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Vetra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1915–1967 (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 Vetra 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.
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