Veta
Veta is a name with a single cultural origin: Macedonian.
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Veta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Veta is a name with a single cultural origin: Macedonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Macedonian
The Story of Veta
Veta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 58 births, good for #887 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Vetas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Vetas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Veta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Veta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Beti
- Elisaveta
- Elizabeta
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About the name Veta
Veta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Veta's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #887. Use the chart and map above to compare Veta'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.