Vere

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Alder

Vere has been given to 210 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1922, with 16 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 92% boys, 8% girls all-time.

Babies named Vere, 1989

1 in 768,000

Vere over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Vere over time

In 1989, Vere went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

18841989

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Vere: meaning, origin, and history

Alder

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Vere means

Vere means “alder”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Vere is used in English (Rare).

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 193 boys were recorded with the name Vere between 1884 and 1989. Its highest annual count was 16 in 1922; its best national rank was #911 in 1888.

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Vere between 1895 and 1924. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1895; its best national rank was #1,582 in 1895.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Vere?

Vere had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1989, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1989: 1 in 768,000; 5 of 3,842,268 births
Among boys only: 1 in 400,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1989: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 532,653 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Vere sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1989 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 532,653 children born in 1989 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Vere. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Veres were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Vere was born before 1920 — so the typical Vere is around 105 today.

Median birth year: 1920; About 105 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 45.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 2.6%; Mostly a past generation
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 45.1% of all recorded uses (87).

Is Vere rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1922 (16)
Years since peak: 103; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 24.4% average annual change
Best rank ever: #911; 1888

Spellings of Vere

Vere is not the most common spelling — Derek is, with 25.5% against Vere's 0.02%.

Derek25.5%239,060
Lee24.9%233,627
Gene13.5%126,877
Avery7.1%66,880
Rene5.4%50,940
Pete4.6%43,530
Bert3.6%33,585
Merle3.3%30,666

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Vere around the world

Where Vere ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1966–1966
#536
in 1966

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Vere by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #911; 1888
Peak year: 1922; 16 that year
First recorded: 1884
Last recorded: 1989
All-time count: 193
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,582; 1895
Peak year: 1895; 6 that year
First recorded: 1895
Last recorded: 1924
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Vere

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Vera Vero Verse Omere Versai Zyere Syere Ziere Zamere Verdie Verbon Verlie Verdis Veron Verdon Kyere Vermon Verna Vernel Lamere Jacere Kymere Vernis Damere

Sibling names for Vere

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Albertha Bethel Lorine Elvera Rubie Tressie Filomena Lavinia

For a brother

Trinidad Hobert Harland Walton Elden Cletus Elroy Columbus

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