Vera

Given to 149,854 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#205

recorded as girls

21 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,482

girls 1,482

Peak year

1899

864 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

149,854

since 1880

Born a Vera? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Vera was most popular in 1899, when 864 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,482 babies were named Vera, ranking #205 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	1,482	205	<5	—
2024	1,355	226	<5	—
2023	1,333	224	<5	—
2022	1,339	224	<5	—
2021	1,310	229	<5	—
2020	1,221	246	<5	—
2019	1,284	253	<5	—
2018	1,264	257	<5	—
2017	1,160	280	<5	—
2016	1,059	308	<5	—
2015	1,054	310	<5	—
2014	891	365	<5	—
2013	721	422	<5	—
2012	615	498	<5	—
2011	573	512	<5	—
2010	431	671	<5	—
2009	306	894	<5	—
2008	254	1030	<5	—
2007	208	1205	<5	—
2006	161	1403	<5	—
2005	154	1392	<5	—
2004	125	1573	<5	—
2003	101	1832	<5	—
2002	104	1744	<5	—
2001	96	1833	<5	—
2000	103	1705	<5	—
1999	64	2307	<5	—
1998	102	1597	<5	—
1997	66	2116	<5	—
1996	80	1826	<5	—
1995	64	2101	<5	—
1994	92	1634	<5	—
1993	103	1518	<5	—
1992	99	1565	<5	—
1991	98	1564	<5	—
1990	101	1523	<5	—
1989	104	1426	<5	—
1988	93	1465	<5	—
1987	108	1293	<5	—
1986	112	1224	<5	—
1985	129	1118	<5	—
1984	127	1091	<5	—
1983	147	988	<5	—
1982	166	910	<5	—
1981	164	912	<5	—
1980	161	925	<5	—
1979	177	872	<5	—
1978	164	887	<5	—
1977	184	814	<5	—
1976	183	780	<5	—
1975	219	684	<5	—
1974	194	732	<5	—
1973	225	662	<5	—
1972	252	617	<5	—
1971	296	588	<5	—
1970	364	524	<5	—
1969	357	520	<5	—
1968	388	492	<5	—
1967	461	438	<5	—
1966	454	441	<5	—
1965	534	402	<5	—
1964	639	380	<5	—
1963	707	358	5	4048
1962	730	350	<5	—
1961	862	322	<5	—
1960	900	314	<5	—
1959	970	291	8	3037
1958	978	285	<5	—
1957	1,050	269	<5	—
1956	1,150	245	6	3535
1955	1,170	236	<5	—
1954	1,219	231	<5	—
1953	1,192	231	6	3425
1952	1,091	239	<5	—
1951	1,110	231	<5	—
1950	1,111	227	<5	—
1949	1,114	221	<5	—
1948	1,149	216	<5	—
1947	1,218	213	5	3733
1946	1,206	200	<5	—
1945	1,143	179	<5	—
1944	1,188	184	<5	—
1943	1,266	180	6	3231
1942	1,317	174	7	2940
1941	1,266	170	10	2333
1940	1,322	159	6	3130
1939	1,411	153	13	1958
1938	1,412	156	<5	—
1937	1,496	149	18	1627
1936	1,513	142	6	3147
1935	1,813	124	16	1757
1934	1,837	126	8	2742
1933	1,865	121	14	1905
1932	2,023	121	13	2101
1931	2,161	111	11	2328
1930	2,492	104	13	2178
1929	2,549	99	16	1933
1928	2,841	92	21	1647
1927	2,942	89	15	2121
1926	3,152	84	5	4201
1925	3,280	86	12	2435
1924	3,476	85	15	2132
1923	3,375	82	10	2772
1922	3,510	79	9	3014
1921	3,631	76	8	3214
1920	3,785	75	10	2765
1919	3,848	65	9	2877
1918	3,923	68	11	2543
1917	3,714	66	10	2562
1916	3,622	66	15	1949
1915	3,460	65	6	3392
1914	2,683	68	9	2271
1913	2,209	68	8	2092
1912	1,974	68	<5	—
1911	1,510	67	6	1537
1910	1,346	71	5	1589
1909	1,242	67	<5	—
1908	1,204	68	7	1113
1907	1,152	68	6	1200
1906	1,083	68	8	927
1905	1,053	71	<5	—
1904	993	70	<5	—
1903	899	75	<5	—
1902	947	73	<5	—
1901	860	73	<5	—
1900	1,024	76	<5	—
1899	864	69	<5	—
1898	876	72	<5	—
1897	776	73	6	942
1896	675	81	<5	—
1895	729	77	<5	—
1894	618	85	<5	—
1893	534	90	<5	—
1892	486	98	<5	—
1891	426	98	<5	—
1890	393	103	<5	—
1889	313	122	<5	—
1888	263	132	<5	—
1887	167	150	<5	—
1886	167	147	<5	—
1885	124	166	<5	—
1884	91	197	<5	—
1883	77	193	<5	—
1882	67	203	<5	—
1881	48	222	<5	—
1880	48	223	<5	—