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Veronica
Pronounced /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
Rank in 2024
#392
Born in 2024
804
Peak year
1980 · #70
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 804 girls were named Veronica, about 1 in every 2,006.
- It peaked in 1980 with 4,381 babies, ranked #70.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 223,039 girls have been named Veronica since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Veronica per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.8Greatest1901–27
- 0.6Silent1928–45
- 1.0Boomers1946–64
- 2.3Gen X1965–80
- 2.0Millennials1981–96
- 1.0Gen Z1997–12
- 0.5Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 17,158 babies, 0.84 per 1,000. Silent: 12,509 babies, 0.61 per 1,000. Boomers: 37,310 babies, 1.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 58,977 babies, 2.31 per 1,000. Millennials: 56,704 babies, 2.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 28,502 babies, 0.98 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 9,992 babies, 0.49 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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. ==== Proper noun ==== Veronica A female given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations =====
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Veronica, CC BY-SA 4.0.