Recorded 1915–1967 Girls' name Peak 1920 74 births

Vetra — girls' name

74 babies named Vetra in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s281960s10
1910s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Vetra was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vetra in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vetra

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Vetra between 1915 and 1967, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vetra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vetra performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vetra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vetra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vetra 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 74 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.

Vetra at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

74

Since 1915

53 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1915

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1967

Vetra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1915

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
45678910 19671960192719241923192019191918191719161915 8

Vetra by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
36 births that decade — 49% of Vetra's all-time total
1910s361920s281960s10

Vetra by state

Where Vetra concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vetra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 6.8%
North Carolina share of Vetra's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vetra?
74 babies have been named Vetra since 1915. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Vetra most popular?
Vetra was most popular in the 1910s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Vetra most popular?
The top states for the name Vetra are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Vetra been used?
Vetra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 53 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Vetra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veta, Vetta, Vetha, Vetrice. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1967 (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.