Girls' name · peaked in 1899
Vera name popularity since 1925
85,431 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Vera. Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Vera is about 79 years old in 2026. Vera peaked in 1899 as the #69 name for girls, and it ranked #205 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 85,431
- Named Vera, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1899
- #69 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #205
- for girls in 2025 (1,482 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 85,191 girls · 240 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Vera made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Vera births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Vera peaked earlier, in 1899.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, Vera's share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 3,580 to 1 in 6,040.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, it became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 11,800 baby girls to 1 in 3,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Vera's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Vera.
Decade by decade
Babies named Vera in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 14,764 | 69 | – |
| 1930s | 18,023 | 112 | #124 |
| 1940s | 12,189 | 34 | #179 |
| 1950s | 11,041 | 20 | #236 |
| 1960s | 6,032 | 5 | #402 |
| 1970s | 2,258 | 0 | #686 |
| 1980s | 1,311 | 0 | #1,127 |
| 1990s | 869 | 0 | #2,123 |
| 2000s | 1,612 | 0 | #1,399 |
| 2010s | 9,052 | 0 | #311 |
| 2020–25 | 8,040 | 0 | #205 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.4% of babies named Vera from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Vera is most popular
The index compares Vera's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Vera.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.09× | 3,094 |
| Arkansas | 2.39× | 2,029 |
| Alabama | 2.22× | 3,253 |
| South Carolina | 1.92× | 2,224 |
| Louisiana | 1.83× | 2,722 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Vera's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Vera.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Vera (1899).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data