Vera is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Vera means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Vera across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Vera has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Vera is a girl name of Slavic origin meaning “faith”. also read as the Latin for true.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 149,854 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 657 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 33 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 149 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Vera per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (3,934/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (52/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1977 (12/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (5/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2023 (3/yr).
Vera has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #117 nationally (given to 3,934 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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