How Many People Are Named Vera?
An estimated 42,994 people in the United States have the first name Vera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Vera peaked in popularity in 1918 with 3,934 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vera as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vera paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Vera is overwhelmingly female, 398 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
42,994
About 1 in 7,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1918
3,934 births
Total Registered
148,368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vera
Vera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 148,368 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Vera as a male name
Ranked #4,590 in 1963
5 male births in 1963
Peak: 1928 (21 births)
Vera as a female name
Ranked #226 in 2024
1,351 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (3,923 births)
Vera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vera span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 32,663 babies were registered. Vera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vera by Decade
How has Vera tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,365 | 0 | 1,365 | |
| 1890s | 6,383 | 6 | 6,377 | |
| 1900s | 10,478 | 21 | 10,457 | |
| 1910s | 28,368 | 79 | 28,289 | |
| 1920s | 32,663 | 121 | 32,542 | |
| 1930s | 18,134 | 112 | 18,022 | |
| 1940s | 12,223 | 34 | 12,189 | |
| 1950s | 11,061 | 20 | 11,041 | |
| 1960s | 6,036 | 5 | 6,031 | |
| 1970s | 2,259 | 0 | 2,259 | |
| 1980s | 1,311 | 0 | 1,311 | |
| 1990s | 869 | 0 | 869 | |
| 2000s | 1,612 | 0 | 1,612 | |
| 2010s | 9,052 | 0 | 9,052 | |
| 2020s | 6,554 | 0 | 6,554 | |
Vera by State
Birth registrations for Vera span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska. On average, about 2,474 Veras were registered per state.
Vera + Last Name Combinations
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Vera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vera?
We estimate approximately 42,994 people named Vera are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Vera a common name?
Vera is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148,368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vera most popular?
Vera reached peak popularity in 1918, when 3,934 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vera is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vera a female name?
Vera is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vera Smith, Vera Johnson, Vera Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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