Vera

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A few things about Vera you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Vera

Vera Farmiga

American actress (born 1973)

Choose Vera and your child shares a first name with Vera Farmiga, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Vera, like who?” Vera Farmiga's Wikipedia article is available in 73 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,084 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Vera, 1,482 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Vera would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVera has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Veras, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1919, when it ranked #65. Today it's #205, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowVera is 16× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 17,637 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,084.
• 🚀TrendVera has climbed 41 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #205. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedVera is most popular in New Hampshire, where it ranks #66, followed by Iowa (#84) and Maine (#96). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Russian, Vera means “faith”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Russian roots.
• 🌍OriginVera is the #8 most popular Russian girl name in the US. That's out of 170 Russian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Vera

Vera is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Russian origin meaning “faith”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-era”. US birth records list Vera for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked #65 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #205, with 1,482 babies.

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