How Many People Are Named Vera?
people named Vera are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,996 people in the US has this name
Based on 149,854 babies named Vera in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,934 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Czech form of VERA (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Vera (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vera alive today is about 47 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 9 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vera first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 3,934 babies. In 2025, 1,482 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vera never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #65, in 1915 and 1919, and it was in the top 100 for 39 years, 1891 to 1929. In 2025 it ranked #205.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #205 |
| Best rank | #65 (1915 and 1919) |
| Years in the top 100 | 39 (1891 to 1929) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #88 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vera alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vera were born in California than in any other state: about 3,770 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Vera was given 1.8 times as often in Mississippi, 1.7 times in Arkansas and 1.6 times in Alaska.
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