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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Veta

Veta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 788th; the most babies were born in 1916 (58). More babies were named Veta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191658 babies
Total since 1880
2,021babies recorded

Veta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#16,8716
2000——
1990#15,1855
1980#10,3566
1970#7,0547
1960#2,57123
1950#1,71631
1940#1,79121
1930#1,60525
1920#1,34735
1910#1,62610
1900#1,31410
1890#1,0938
1880——

How popular is Veta, counting every spelling?

Veta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Veta?

About 700 people born in the US named Veta are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 63 and 78. That makes Veta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Veta by state

How common Veta was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (6.7×), Missouri (5.5×), Texas (2.5×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesMO0.25Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesOK0.30Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Veta, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Veta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Veta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Veta

How popular is the name Veta?

Veta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 788th; the most babies were born in 1916 (58). More babies were named Veta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Veta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Veta in the US.

Where was Veta most popular?

In 1914–1918, Veta was most common in Oklahoma (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Texas.