Vera

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Vera is a female given name of Slavic origin. In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. In Turkish Vera means piety. It is usually a feminine name.

From Wikipedia

Vera first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 3,923 babies (rank #68 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,351 girls (rank #226). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Vera

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vera yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

148,368

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,923

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Vera

Vera Mukhinatextile designer · b. 1889
Vera Zvonarevatennis player · b. 1984
Vera Kholodnayafilm actor · b. 1893
Vera Zasulichopinion journalist · b. 1849
Vera Panovaprose writer · b. 1905

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	48	#225
1881	48	#226
1882	67	#204
1883	77	#193
1884	91	#197
1885	124	#166
1886	167	#148
1887	167	#151
1888	263	#132
1889	313	#122
1890	393	#103
1891	426	#98
1892	486	#99
1893	534	#91
1894	618	#86
1895	729	#77
1896	675	#81
1897	776	#73
1898	876	#73
1899	864	#69
1900	1,024	#76
1901	860	#73
1902	947	#73
1903	899	#75
1904	993	#71
1905	1,053	#71
1906	1,083	#68
1907	1,152	#69
1908	1,204	#68
1909	1,242	#67
1910	1,346	#71
1911	1,510	#67
1912	1,974	#68
1913	2,209	#68
1914	2,683	#68
1915	3,460	#65
1916	3,622	#66
1917	3,714	#66
1918	3,923	#68
1919	3,848	#65
1920	3,785	#75
1921	3,631	#76
1922	3,510	#79
1923	3,375	#82
1924	3,476	#85
1925	3,280	#86
1926	3,152	#84
1927	2,942	#89
1928	2,842	#92
1929	2,549	#99
1930	2,491	#104
1931	2,161	#111
1932	2,023	#121
1933	1,865	#121
1934	1,837	#127
1935	1,813	#124
1936	1,513	#142
1937	1,496	#150
1938	1,412	#156
1939	1,411	#153
1940	1,322	#159
1941	1,266	#170
1942	1,317	#174
1943	1,266	#180
1944	1,188	#184
1945	1,143	#179
1946	1,206	#200
1947	1,218	#213
1948	1,149	#216
1949	1,114	#221
1950	1,112	#227
1951	1,111	#231
1952	1,090	#239
1953	1,192	#231
1954	1,219	#231
1955	1,170	#236
1956	1,150	#245
1957	1,050	#269
1958	976	#286
1959	971	#291
1960	900	#314
1961	862	#322
1962	730	#351
1963	707	#358
1964	639	#381
1965	534	#402
1966	454	#441
1967	461	#439
1968	388	#495
1969	356	#520
1970	365	#524
1971	296	#590
1972	252	#618
1973	225	#663
1974	194	#737
1975	219	#686
1976	183	#784
1977	184	#817
1978	164	#891
1979	177	#874
1980	161	#933
1981	164	#919
1982	166	#913
1983	147	#992
1984	127	#1,097
1985	129	#1,127
1986	112	#1,232
1987	108	#1,298
1988	93	#1,476
1989	104	#1,434
1990	101	#1,531
1991	98	#1,573
1992	99	#1,574
1993	103	#1,528
1994	92	#1,646
1995	64	#2,123
1996	80	#1,837
1997	66	#2,136
1998	102	#1,606
1999	64	#2,339
2000	103	#1,716
2001	96	#1,850
2002	104	#1,749
2003	101	#1,843
2004	125	#1,585
2005	154	#1,398
2006	161	#1,413
2007	208	#1,210
2008	254	#1,034
2009	306	#897
2010	431	#673
2011	573	#512
2012	615	#498
2013	721	#423
2014	891	#365
2015	1,054	#310
2016	1,059	#308
2017	1,160	#280
2018	1,264	#257
2019	1,284	#253
2020	1,221	#246
2021	1,310	#229
2022	1,339	#224
2023	1,333	#223
2024	1,351	#226