NameTides

Veronica

Veronica was the #427 girls' name in the US in 2025 (730 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #329 in Canada.

Veronica as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Veronica as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSIrelandEngland & WalesScotland
Veronica as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#427 (730)#763 (48)#780 (3)—#483 (7)#329 (95)
2024#392 (805)#952 (37)——#631 (5)#321 (95)
2023#411 (744)#694 (52)#749 (3)—#856 (3)#357 (83)
2022#407 (774)#1,142 (29)#531 (5)—#559 (6)#340 (87)
2021#430 (734)#594 (65)#652 (4)—#517 (7)#322 (101)
2020#385 (808)#674 (55)#399 (8)—#700 (4)#280 (109)
2019#358 (883)#623 (63)——#421 (9)#240 (128)
2018#357 (887)#745 (53)#583 (5)—#512 (7)#311 (105)
2017#380 (820)#701 (58)#808 (3)—#524 (7)#292 (113)
2016#410 (812)#615 (69)——#750 (4)#308 (108)
2015#367 (893)#549 (79)#566 (5)—#660 (5)#323 (104)
2014#373 (873)#563 (75)#537 (6)—#494 (8)#271 (121)
2013#334 (965)#802 (48)——#540 (7)#248 (131)
2012#316 (1,025)#546 (77)——#768 (4)#299 (110)
2011#284 (1,114)#766 (49)——#510 (8)#254 (129)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1974 at #71.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Veronica is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,900 to 1 in 2,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Veronica by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #296WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #390WAIdaho: #308IDMontana: #208MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #241MNIllinois: #471ILMichigan: #351MINew York: #585NYMassachusetts: #444MAOregon: #353ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #317INOhio: #323OHPennsylvania: #335PANew Jersey: #348NJConnecticut: #280CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #491CAUtah: #605UTColorado: #389CONebraska: #396NEMissouri: #386MOKentucky: #570KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #320VAMaryland: #511MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #446AZNew Mexico: #296NMKansas: #256KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #603TNNorth Carolina: #405NCSouth Carolina: #347SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #520ALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #391TXFlorida: #418FL
Veronica (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#23552
Quebec2025#5408

Veronica (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VeronicaCanadaGirls#32995
VeronicaEngland & WalesGirls#76348
VeronicaIrelandGirls#4837
VeronicaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VeronicaScotlandGirls#7803
VeronicaUSGirls#427730
VeronicaUSBoys—too few