Veruca

Veruca is a name Roald Dahl made up for the horrid little girl Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A modern rock band adopted the name, though few parents familiar with the original namesake and meaning would choose to pass it on to an innocent child. Verruca is another spelling, but don't use that one either.

Pronounced vuh-ROO-kuh.

As of October 2026, Veruca ranked #18702 in US births in 2016 SSA.