Veronica

What Veronica means

Form of Berenice, meaning “bringer of victory”

form of Berenice || Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”

Source: Wiktionary, “Veronica” (revision 93442210) and “Berenice” (revision 93442183), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Veronica?

US: Falling: down from #367 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #549 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1974, when 4,226 girls got the name (#71 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,202 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,277 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 5,964 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MT (1.77 per 1,000 girls), MN (1.07 per 1,000 girls), NM (1.07 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Veronica is #427 in the US and #763 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Veronica were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Veronika43 US · 13 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Veronica

Girls

• Cassandra#630Editor’s note Down from #512 in 2015 to #630 in 2025 in the US
• Sara#198Variant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”^*
• Teresa#908Editor’s note Down from #664 in 2015 to #908 in 2025 in the US
• Nancy#965Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #78 vs #965 in 2025
• Melissa#419“bee, honey, or honeybee”^*
• Christina#770Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 16,600 babies; 352 in 2025

For a brother

• Timothy#203“to honour + god”^*
• Stephen#383“crown, wreath”^*
• Dennis#707“follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”^*
• Gregory#593“watchful, vigilant”^*
• Phillip#651Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 6,047 babies; 425 in 2025
• Steven#271“crown, wreath”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Greek, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Veronica’s. Rank is US 2025.