# Veronica (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/veronica/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “true image” |
| Pronunciation | /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Ronnie, Vonnie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 224,609 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 834 / 223,775 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,473, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Latin form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Φερενίκη (Phereníkē). Influenced by the Church Latin phrase vera icon ("true image") associated with the veil of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus on the way to Calvary, resulting in an image of his face miraculously appearing on the veil. Doublet of Berenice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,114 | 284 |
| 2012 | 1,025 | 316 |
| 2013 | 965 | 334 |
| 2014 | 873 | 373 |
| 2015 | 893 | 368 |
| 2016 | 812 | 410 |
| 2017 | 820 | 380 |
| 2018 | 887 | 357 |
| 2019 | 883 | 358 |
| 2020 | 808 | 386 |
| 2021 | 734 | 431 |
| 2022 | 774 | 407 |
| 2023 | 744 | 412 |
| 2024 | 805 | 392 |
| 2025 | 730 | 427 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | 2,856 |
| 1989 | 48 | 1,656 |
| 1990 | 16 | 3,767 |
| 1991 | 27 | 2,602 |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,851 |
| 1993 | 13 | 4,683 |
| 1994 | 10 | 5,846 |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,908 |
| 1996 | 5 | 10,469 |
| 1998 | 5 | 11,247 |
| 1999 | 5 | 11,538 |
| 2002 | 5 | 12,406 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11,281 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13,918 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10,847 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 49 | 766 |
| 2012 | 77 | 546 |
| 2013 | 48 | 802 |
| 2014 | 75 | 563 |
| 2015 | 79 | 549 |
| 2016 | 69 | 615 |
| 2017 | 58 | 701 |
| 2018 | 53 | 745 |
| 2019 | 63 | 623 |
| 2020 | 55 | 674 |
| 2021 | 65 | 594 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,142 |
| 2023 | 52 | 694 |
| 2024 | 37 | 952 |
| 2025 | 48 | 763 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: فِيرُونِيكَا, وَرْنِيقَة, وِيرُونِيكَة
- Armenian: Վերոնիկա
- Catalan: Verònica
- Chinese: 韋羅妮卡 /韦罗妮卡
- Czech: Veronika
- Esperanto: Veronika
- Estonian: Veronika
- Finnish: Veronica, Veronika
- French: Véronique
- Georgian: ვერონიკა
- German: Veronika
- Greek: Βερενίκη, Βερόνικα
- Hungarian: Veronika
- Icelandic: Veronika
- Italian: Veronica
- Japanese: ヴェロニカ
- Korean: 베로니카
- Latin: Veronica
- Latvian: Veronika
- Lithuanian: Verònika

## People named Veronica

- Veronica Lake, American actress (1922–1973)
- Veronica Roth, American author
- Veronica Cartwright, British actress
- Veronica Ferres, German actress (born 1965)
- Veronica Giuliani, Capuchin mystic (1660-1727)
- Veronica Hart, American pornographic actress
- Maria Verónica Reina, disability rights activist
- Veronica Hamel, American actress (born 1943)
- Veronica Carlson, English actress (1944–2022)
- Veronica Taylor, American voice actress
- Veronica Webb, American model, actress, writer, and television personality
- Verónica Langer, Argentine-born Mexican actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.