Vero

#13,761 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Verónica

Vero has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1928. In 2025 it ranked #13,761 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1928, with 5 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 83% boys, 17% girls all-time.

Babies named Vero, 2025

1 in 663,000

Vero 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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Vero over time

In 2025, Vero went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19162025

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.

Vero: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Verónica

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Vero means

Vero is a diminutive of Verónica.

Origin, language, and formation

Vero is used in Spanish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Verónica.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 25 boys were recorded with the name Vero between 1928 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1928; its best national rank was #4,687 in 1928.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Vero between 1916 and 1916. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1916; its best national rank was #5,119 in 1916.

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.

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How common is Vero?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 342,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #13,761; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Vero 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 2025 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 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Vero. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Veros were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Vero was born before 2023 — so the typical Vero is around 2 today.

Median birth year: 2023; About 2 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 80.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 80.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 20; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 80.0% of all recorded uses (20).

Is Vero 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: +357; Places climbed
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: 100.0%; Peak was 1928 (5)
Years since peak: 97; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,687; 1928

Spellings of Vero

Vero is not the most common spelling — Leo is, with 28.0% against Vero's <0.01%.

Leo28.0%259,988
Leroy21.6%200,981
Vernon15.8%146,413
Pedro10.1%94,083
Avery7.2%66,880
Bert3.6%33,585
Vito1.6%15,052
Vern1.2%11,497

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.

Vero by the numbers

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

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #13,761
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #4,687; 1928
Peak year: 1928; 5 that year
First recorded: 1928
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 25
Count in 2025: 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,119; 1916
Peak year: 1916; 5 that year
First recorded: 1916
Last recorded: 1916
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Vero

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

Verse Zero Veril Veral Verge Versai Yero Verdi Xero Verden Ero Verley Vernus Vernan Verney Verlen Verron Verlis Verda Vere Vergie Vernet Verble Verdo

Sibling names for Vero

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

Charline Germaine Ima Belva Concepcion William George Socorro

For a brother

Frances Lenard Delmer Eldridge Loyd Jewel Bobbie Dudley

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