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Vera

Vera: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“faith”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
VEER-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

In Slavic languages, Vera directly means 'faith'. It is also used in Western Europe, sometimes associated with Latin verus 'true', but the Slavic origin is the standard source as a given name.

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How popular is Vera?

2024406 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Vera in 20241,351

2024 rank#226 girls

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 1880148,368

Vera is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Vera

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
  • Mirapeace, world · Slavic
  • Nadiahope · Slavic
  • IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic
  • Milanagracious, dear · Slavic

Vera questions

What does the name Vera mean?

Vera means "faith". It comes from Slavic. In Slavic languages, Vera directly means 'faith'. It is also used in Western Europe, sometimes associated with Latin verus 'true', but the Slavic origin is the standard source as a given name.

Is Vera a boy or girl name?

Vera is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Vera?

1,351 US babies were named Vera in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Vera?

Vera is usually pronounced VEER-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.