Verena
Verena of Zurzach, also known as Saint Verena, was an early Christian consecrated virgin and hermit. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches. She is especially venerated in Switzerland, where her cult is attested in Bad Zurzach, the reported place of her burial, from at least the 5th century. Her feast is on 1 September.
- German
- Late Roman
Meaning & Origin of Verena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verena of Zurzach, also known as Saint Verena, was an early Christian consecrated virgin and hermit. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches. She is especially venerated in Switzerland, where her cult is attested in Bad Zurzach, the reported place of her burial, from at least the 5th century. Her feast is on 1 September.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Late Roman
The Story of Verena
Verena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1890, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 43 Verenas were born — ranking #1,059 that year. As of 2026, Verena ranks #4,318 for baby girls with 33 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 2K Verenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Verena
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- Vreni
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About the name Verena
Verena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Verena's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #825. Use the chart and map above to compare Verena'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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