Veronica
Top 1000
About Veronica
The name Veronica projects a triple-threat image: at once saintly, sensuous, and strong. The name derives from Berenice, the Latin form of the Greek name Berenike "she who brings victory", with the spelling influenced by the Latin phrase vera icon "true image". Veronica was the name of the compassionate woman who wiped Jesus's face when he was on his way to Calvary and whose cloth was miraculously imprinted with his image: she is now the patron saint of photographers.
Then there was Veronica (born Constance) Lake, the peekaboo blonde of the 1940s, and the sultry, dark-haired rival of Betty in the Archie comics. And, more recently, we've had tough teen private eye, Veronica Mars. Veronica is also the name of an herb with small, bright blue flowers.
Veronica was in the Top 100 from 1972 to 1991, but it might not be too soon for a comeback—sans the dated nickname Ronnie, although hit CW show Riverdale, loosely based on the aforementioned Archie comics, may provide a boost.
Pronounced vuh-RAH-ni-kuh.
As of October 2026, Veronica ranked #427 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #68 in 1976, Nameberry popularity #136.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #373 | 873 | 488.7 |
| 2015 | #368 | 893 | 500.3 |
| 2016 | #410 | 812 | 458.2 |
| 2017 | #380 | 820 | 475 |
| 2018 | #357 | 887 | 521.4 |
| 2019 | #358 | 883 | 526.1 |
| 2020 | #387 | 805 | 498 |
| 2021 | #431 | 733 | 446.7 |
| 2022 | #406 | 774 | 471.9 |
| 2023 | #411 | 743 | 463 |
| 2024 | #392 | 804 | 496.2 |
| 2025 | #427 | 730 | 454.2 |
World rankings
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Veronica on lists
Famous Veronicas
- Saint Veronica
1st century pious Jerusalemite
- Saint Veronica Giuliani
Italian mystic
- Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman)
American actress
- Veronica Chambers
American writer
- Veronica Campbell
Brown, Jamaican Olympic sprinter
- Veronica Cartwright
English,American actress
- Veronica Micle (born Ana Câmpeanu)
Romanian poet
- Veronica Anne Roth
American novelist
- Verónica Cepede Royg
Paraguayan tennis player
- Verónica Judith Sáenz Castro (Alba)
Mexican actress
- Verónica Ruiz de Velasco
Mexican painter
- Veronica Cochelea
Cogeanu, Romanian Olympic rower
- Shirley Veronica Bassey
Welsh singer
- Veronica Jo Merrell
twin sister of Vanessa Merrell, YouTuber, fashion designer
- Veronica Bennett Spector
American singer (The Ronettes)
- Veronica Guerin
Irish journalist
Veronica in pop culture
- Veronica Ganz
a book character in a series by Marilyn Sachs
- Veronica "Ronnie" L. Miller
main character in book/movie 'The Last Song'
- "Veronica Mars
" TV series and main character
- Veronica Cecilia Lodge ("Ronnie" by Archie)
character in Archie comics and series Riverdale
- Veronica “Ronnie” Chase
main character on TV's "Veronica's Closet"
- Veronica Sawyer
character in movie/musical 'Heathers'
- Veronica DiAngelo
character in the Saddle Club series
- Veronica Donovan
character on TV's 'Prison Break'
- Veronica Rawlings
character in "Widows"
- Veronica Ashford
character in video game 'Resident Evil Code: Veronica'
- Veronica Santangelo
character from the video game 'Fallout: New Vegas'
- Veronica Callahan
character on TV's 'Mercy'
- Veronica Fisher
character on TV's "Shameless"
- Veronica Hastings
character on TV's 'Pretty Little Liars'
- Veronica Maxwell
character in movie 'Silver Linings Playbook'
- Veronica
spider demon on animated series 'American Dragon Jake Long'
- Veronica
several characters in 'Ambrose's Vision: Sketches Towards the Creation of a Cathedral' (1980) by Giles Gordon
- "Veronica
" song by Elvis Costello
- The Veronicas
Australian band
- Veronica "Vee" Wedge
character in Blandings Castle series by P. G. Wodehouse
- Veronica Gorloisen
character in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
- Veronica McClain
character in the Netflix series "Voltron: Legendary Defender"
- Veronica 'Vera' Duckworth
character on TV's 'Coronation Street'
- Veronica Duncan
character on the CBS TV series "Young Sheldon"