Vera

Meaning: Faith; folk-linked to true
Origin: Russian, with folk link to Latin — The true interpretation is a folk link to Latin

Girl's name · #205 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Vera was #65 in 1915, slipped to #2339 by 1999, and has climbed back to #205 today. Roughly 149,000 girls have been named Vera since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Vera is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Vera is especially popular in Sweden.

#1 in Sweden (2025) · #26 in Denmark (2025) · #33 in Spain (2024) · #39 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #74 in Netherlands (2025) · #81 in Norway (2025) · #128 in Switzerland (2025) · #204 in Austria (2025) · #208 in New Zealand (2025) · #254 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #264 in Poland (2025) · #731 in England & Wales (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Veras

Vera Farmiga — American actress (born 1973)
Vera Rubin — American astronomer and physicist (1928–2016)
Vera Mukhina — Soviet sculptor (1889–1953)
Vera Lynn — British singer (1917–2020)
Věra Čáslavská — Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016)

In stories & tradition

Vera Rossakoff — The Double Clue (book)
Vera Duckworth — Coronation Street (TV series)
Vera Juarez — Torchwood (TV series)

What Veras become

Among 3,301 notable people named Vera:

Medical professionals appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vera Gedroits, Russified Polish surgeon, writer and princess (1870–1932).

Similar names: Lucille · Veda · Cora · Leona · Flora · Lana

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