Vera
Girl nameVera has been given to 149,854 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #205 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈvɪə.ɹə/
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).
Origin: Russian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
149,854
Peak year
1918 (3,934 babies)
Rank in 2025
#205 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +41%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Vera
Vera Farmiga
American actress (born 1973)
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)
Vera Mukhina
Soviet sculptor (1889-1953)
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917–2020)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Vera.
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