How Many People Are Named Veva?
An estimated 215 people in the United States have the first name Veva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Veva peaked in popularity in 1922 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veva 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 Veva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Veva is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
215
About 1 in 1,594,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1922
60 births
Total Registered
1,598
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veva
Veva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,598 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veva as a female name
Ranked #7,962 in 1975
7 female births in 1975
Peak: 1922 (60 births)
Veva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veva span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 375 babies were registered. Veva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Veva by Decade
How has Veva 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.
Veva by State
Birth registrations for Veva span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, Oklahoma, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oregon, Nebraska. On average, about 16 Vevas were registered per state.
Veva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veva
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Veva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veva?
We estimate approximately 215 people named Veva 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 1,594,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Veva a common name?
Veva is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,598 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veva most popular?
Veva reached peak popularity in 1922, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veva is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veva a female name?
Veva is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veva Smith, Veva Johnson, Veva 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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