Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Veronica

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Veronica
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

4,381

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

81.6%

2024

804

All-time

223,039

Veronica has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 4,381 girls were named Veronica.

In 2024, only 804 girls were given the name.

Down 81.6% from its peak.

All told, about 223,039 Americans have been named Veronica and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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