Veronika
Veronika is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian.
- Russian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Veronika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Veronika is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Ukrainian
- German
- Hungarian
- Bulgarian
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Macedonian
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Estonian
- Lithuanian
- Latvian
The Story of Veronika
Veronika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 118 births, good for #1,804 nationwide. About 27% of every Veronika on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Veronika ranks #3,000 for baby girls with 55 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Veronika
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Veronika. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Veronika
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About the name Veronika
Veronika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Veronika's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,624. Use the chart and map above to compare Veronika'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.