How Many People Are Named Veronica Escobedo?

There are approximately 16 people named Veronica Escobedo living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Veronica with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Escobedo. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 21,422,146 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Veronica

Last Name

Escobedo

Veronica: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Veronica. The peak year was 1980 with 4,410 births. The average person named Veronica today is 44 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Veronica

In the 2020 Census, the first name Veronica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (55.48%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.32%) and Black (13.46%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Veronica in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Veronica rose or fell over time.

White

26.32%

Black

13.46%

Hispanic

55.48%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.17%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.64%

Two or More Races

1.93%

Ancestry of the Escobedo Surname

The surname Escobedo was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Escobedo in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

4.58%

Black

0.13%

Hispanic

94.48%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.32%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.24%

Two or More Races

0.25%

How we calculated this

The first name "Veronica" has an estimated frequency of 0.0512% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Escobedo" appears at a rate of 9.25 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Veronica are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 16 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Veronica

Veronica Smith Veronica Johnson Veronica Williams Veronica Brown Veronica Jones Veronica Garcia Veronica Hernandez Veronica Carlson

Other people with the surname Escobedo

Michael Escobedo James Escobedo John Escobedo David Escobedo Robert Escobedo William Escobedo Juan Escobedo

Veronica Escobedo: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Veronica Escobedo?

We estimate approximately 16 people named Veronica Escobedo are alive in the United States today. The first name Veronica is shared by 175,367 Americans, and the surname Escobedo is shared by 31,707.

How rare is the name Veronica Escobedo?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. The first name Veronica is common and the surname Escobedo is uncommon.

Is Veronica a male or female name?

Veronica is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1980 and the average bearer today is 44 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Veronica?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Veronica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (55.48%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.32%) and Black (13.46%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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