Name Legacy

Verena

Recorded 1890–2025 · United States

Verena was most popular in 1916, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,968 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,989 people named Verena.

Most popular in1916
Rank that year#1,968
Births that year43
Total since 18801,989
Given to100% girls

Verena over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Verena’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,989 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Verena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org