Verena
Verena was the 3771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 869th; the most babies were born in 1916 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,048 places. More babies were named Verena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,771 girls, up 869 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191643 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,989babies recorded
Verena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,771 | 40 |
| 2020 | #4,640 | 29 |
| 2010 | #7,863 | 16 |
| 2000 | #6,791 | 16 |
| 1990 | #9,217 | 9 |
| 1980 | #5,536 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,242 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,167 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,900 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,944 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,103 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,546 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,624 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,104 | 13 |
| 1890 | #869 | 11 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Verena, counting every spelling?
Verena is the most common spelling of a name family that had 70 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verena | 40 | #3,771 | 160 |
| Verona | 25 | #5,227 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Verena?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Verena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Verena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Verena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Verena?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Verena are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 10 and 57. That makes Verena mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Verena by state
How common Verena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Verena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Verena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Verena
How popular is the name Verena?
Verena was the 3771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 869th; the most babies were born in 1916 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,048 places. More babies were named Verena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Verena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Verena in the US.
Where is Verena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Verena was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.