Verena
Girl name · #3717 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 40 baby girls were named Verena, placing it at #3717 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 girls born in 2025 was named Verena.
Babies named Verena per year. Source: SSA.
The 135-year story
Verena first appears in the Social Security records in 1890, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1916, when 43 girls were named Verena — good for #1059 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Verena in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Verena is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Verena will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Verena is most common
State-level data for Verena is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Verena
Statistically, parents drawn to Verena tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ena, Verona, Filomena, Rowena, and Minna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Verena | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3712 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3788 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5619 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4576 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5895 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6148 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6125 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Verena a popular girl name?
Verena ranked #3717 among girls in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Verena most popular?
Verena peaked in 1916, when 43 American girls received the name (ranked #1059 that year). Since 1916 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Verena?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American girls was named Verena. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.