How Many People Are Named Veta?
An estimated 580 people in the United States have the first name Veta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Veta peaked in popularity in 1916 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veta 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 Veta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Veta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
580
About 1 in 590,956 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1916
58 births
Total Registered
2,021
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veta
Veta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,021 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veta as a female name
Ranked #17,500 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1916 (58 births)
Veta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 408 babies were registered. Veta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veta by Decade
How has Veta 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.
Veta by State
Birth registrations for Veta span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Illinois, Colorado, California. On average, about 38 Vetas were registered per state.
Veta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Veta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veta?
We estimate approximately 580 people named Veta 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 590,956 Americans share this first name.
Is Veta a common name?
Veta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,021 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veta most popular?
Veta reached peak popularity in 1916, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veta is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veta a female name?
Veta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veta Smith, Veta Johnson, Veta 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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