How Many People Are Named Veto?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Veto. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Veto peaked in popularity in 1918 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veto 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 Veto paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Veto is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Veto is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1918
16 births
Total Registered
205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veto
Veto is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 205 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Veto as a male name
Ranked #5,722 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1918 (16 births)
Veto: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veto span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 97 babies were registered. Veto has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veto by Decade
How has Veto 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.
Veto + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veto
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Veto: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veto?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Veto 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Veto a common name?
Veto is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veto most popular?
Veto reached peak popularity in 1918, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veto is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veto a male name?
Veto is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veto Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veto Smith, Veto Johnson, Veto 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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