How Many People Are Named Verena?
An estimated 1,040 people in the United States have the first name Verena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Verena peaked in popularity in 1916 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verena 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 Verena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,040
About 1 in 329,571 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1916
43 births
Total Registered
1,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verena
Verena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,949 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verena as a female name
Ranked #4,180 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (43 births)
Verena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verena span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 264 babies were registered. While Verena is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Verena by Decade
How has Verena 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.
Verena by State
Birth registrations for Verena span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Indiana. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 21 Verenas were registered per state.
Verena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verena
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Verena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verena?
We estimate approximately 1,040 people named Verena 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 329,571 Americans share this first name.
Is Verena a common name?
Verena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verena most popular?
Verena reached peak popularity in 1916, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verena is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verena a female name?
Verena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verena Smith, Verena Johnson, Verena 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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