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Vera Name Popularity

How popular is the name Vera? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 71 1,329 0.3775%
1911 68 1,488 0.3996%
1912 68 1,957 0.3881%
1913 68 2,192 0.3866%
1914 68 2,672 0.3834%
1915 65 3,448 0.3795%
1916 66 3,611 0.3738%
1917 66 3,710 0.3708%
1918 68 3,914 0.3647%
1919 65 3,847 0.3674%
1920 75 3,775 0.3395%
1921 76 3,623 0.3164%
1922 78 3,505 0.3146%
1923 82 3,359 0.2999%
1924 85 3,470 0.2988%
1925 86 3,273 0.2896%
1926 84 3,139 0.2854%
1927 89 2,932 0.2649%
1928 91 2,839 0.2653%
1929 98 2,533 0.2445%
1930 104 2,477 0.2371%
1931 109 2,154 0.2182%
1932 120 2,010 0.2034%
1933 119 1,847 0.1982%
1934 125 1,820 0.1883%
1935 124 1,805 0.1857%
1936 142 1,489 0.1546%
1937 148 1,478 0.15%
1938 155 1,392 0.136%
1939 153 1,377 0.1354%
1940 158 1,300 0.1223%
1941 170 1,244 0.1105%
1942 174 1,290 0.1022%
1943 181 1,228 0.0941%
1944 182 1,171 0.0945%
1945 179 1,113 0.0913%
1946 202 1,181 0.08%
1947 213 1,195 0.0716%
1948 214 1,123 0.0703%
1949 222 1,079 0.0671%
1950 229 1,080 0.0671%
1951 232 1,069 0.063%
1952 239 1,063 0.0609%
1953 231 1,166 0.0659%
1954 231 1,190 0.0651%
1955 235 1,137 0.0618%
1956 246 1,127 0.0597%
1957 269 1,017 0.0529%
1958 285 943 0.0499%
1959 291 941 0.0495%
1960 315 869 0.0459%
1961 318 836 0.0443%
1962 347 705 0.0384%
1963 351 686 0.0382%
1964 378 604 0.0343%
1965 400 497 0.0304%
1966 435 424 0.0272%
1967 435 422 0.0278%
1968 486 351 0.0234%
1969 510 319 0.0207%
1970 521 329 0.0207%
1971 589 250 0.0166%
1972 615 206 0.0151%
1973 652 180 0.0139%
1974 740 144 0.0111%
1975 665 176 0.0137%
1976 757 137 0.0106%
1977 790 138 0.0102%
1978 880 111 0.0083%
1979 865 123 0.0087%
1980 945 104 0.0071%
1981 992 95 0.0065%
1982 871 123 0.0082%
1983 1,027 85 0.0058%
1984 1,155 66 0.0044%
1985 1,067 86 0.0057%
1986 1,275 55 0.0036%
1987 1,330 53 0.0035%
1988 1,558 40 0.0026%
1989 1,486 52 0.0032%
1990 1,501 56 0.0034%
1991 1,632 47 0.0029%
1992 1,636 47 0.0029%
1993 1,540 54 0.0035%
1994 1,560 52 0.0034%
1995 2,164 22 0.0015%
1996 1,846 34 0.0023%
1997 2,121 24 0.0016%
1998 1,551 58 0.0039%
1999 2,057 28 0.0019%
2000 1,508 67 0.0044%
2001 1,830 43 0.0029%
2002 1,595 62 0.0041%
2003 1,658 59 0.0039%
2004 1,511 74 0.0049%
2005 1,325 105 0.0069%
2006 1,363 107 0.0068%
2007 1,213 144 0.0091%
2008 1,045 192 0.0124%
2009 880 252 0.0169%
2010 660 386 0.0268%
2011 508 532 0.0373%
2012 489 579 0.0406%
2013 419 687 0.0483%
2014 355 871 0.0598%
2015 304 1,023 0.0703%
2016 300 1,018 0.0706%
2017 266 1,136 0.0814%
2018 250 1,242 0.0904%
2019 244 1,250 0.0923%
2020 250 1,150 0.0903%

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Names Like Vera

If you like Vera, you’ll love these other names like Vera.

What names are variants of Vera?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Vera.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lavera

Faith; truth

Slavic

Veera

Faith; truth; true image

Slavic

Veira

Faith; truth; true image

Slavic

Veradis

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verasha

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verda

Faith; truth; green; spring green

Spanish

Verdell

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verdie

Faith; truth

Slavic

Vere

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verena

True

Latin

Verene

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verica

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verina

Faith; truth; true

Slavic

Verine

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verinka

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verka

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verla

Faith; truth

Slavic

Verlene

Faith

Slavic

Verochka

Faith; truth

Slavic

Veroshka

Faith; truth

Slavic

Veruschka

Faith; truth; true

Slavic

Verushka

Faith; truth

Slavic

What names sound like Vera?

If you like how Vera sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Vera.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Fara

Good-looking

English

Varya

What names are similar to Vera?

Find a name that’s like Vera, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Guinevere

Fair one; white, smooth, soft

Welsh

Veronica

True image

Latin

Lists With Vera

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Siblings of Vera

Mamas with kids named Vera also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Vivienne

Alive

French

10 Comments

  1. I heard this name years ago from one of the girls my mom watched at daycare and instantly loved it! It’s such a timeless name, it’s short and sweet, and I love names that are unique so it was perfect!

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  2. Vera means faith in russian and truth in latin. I wanted a hopeful name that reflects my beliefs and heritage.

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  3. My name is Vera Bridget. My parents came to the US from Ireland. I’m the oldest of 4 girls, no boys. Going to school in the 60’s, I was ALWAYS the only Vera. I didn’t like being the only girl in my class, every year, that had such an unusual name. However, as an adult, I love my name. These days girls everywhere have unique names. Therefore, I think people that are considering naming their daughter Vera should go for it!

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  4. We chose the name Vera because it’s different and she’s one in a million! She’s the sweetest baby ever! Vera came from her dads GMA and her middle name is Kay after my mom who passed away 3 years ago.. She’ll be one on Jan 28th. Her dad and I are both 33 and she’s our first baby! She’s definitely a princess! ??

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  5. It means truth and faithfulness and I love that! Beautiful and unique

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  6. Vera feels slightly exotic but it has been anglicized for over a century, so it has the side benefit of also feeling timeless.

    Most names have some sort of origin meaning, but Vera has an unmistakable and familiar root in veritas (truth).

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  7. Vera is such a beautiful old fashioned name it was my great grandmas name I absolutely love it ?

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  8. I have a baby girl named Vera and I love her name. It’s recognizable without being too common. It’s cute and feminine, without being frilly. I will say, more people pronounce her name as vair-ah than I expected, which is kind of frustrating. We live in Michigan, so maybe it’s just a location thing.

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  9. Classy, with a little mystery

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  10. Her name is the female character from the novel War and Peace. It was very popular in Europe when the book was first published. My husband is the one who actually chose it because we’d also gave our son(who went to heaven three days after birth) a middle name after a character in a novel.

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