Veer
The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level by Bill Yeoman's Houston Cougars. It is currently run primarily at high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and the professional level where Veer's blocking scheme has been modified as part of the zone blocking system.
Meaning & Origin of Veer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level by Bill Yeoman's Houston Cougars. It is currently run primarily at high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and the professional level where Veer's blocking scheme has been modified as part of the zone blocking system.
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Origin & history
The Story of Veer
Veer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 224 Veers were born — ranking #977 that year. As of 2026, Veer ranks #1,007 for baby boys with 223 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Veers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Veer
Veer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Veer's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #977. Use the chart and map above to compare Veer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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