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The baby name Veronica is a Girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced və-RON-i-kə.

Veronica is Greek, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 4
Origin: Greek, Latin
Pronunciation: və-RON-i-kə

What is the meaning of the name Veronica ?

The baby name Veronica is a girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced və-RON-i-kə.

Veronica is Greek, Latin in Origin.

Veronica is a Latinized reshaping of Greek Berenikē, itself the Ancient Macedonian form of Attic Greek Pherenikē or Pheronikē. The Greek compound joins phérein, to bring or carry, with níkē, victory; its literal sense is she who brings victory. In Christian Latin, the spelling was later associated with vera icon, true image, a medieval devotional etymology rather than the name’s original source.

Berenikē was prominent among Hellenistic royal women, especially in Ptolemaic Egypt and Seleucid territories. Veronica gained medieval currency through the legend of Saint Veronica, whose veil bore Christ’s image, and it reappeared in English use more noticeably in the nineteenth century, partly through French and Scottish channels. Variants include Veronika, Verónica, Véronique, Weronika, and Russian Veronika; familiar forms include Ronnie, Roni, Vroni, and Nika. In the United States it ranked in the Top 100 from 1972 to 1991.

Veronica has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Veronica

Veronica Lake Actor · Born 1922 · United States Veronica Lake was an American actress best known for her roles in classic films like 'Sullivan's Travels' and 'The Blue Dahlia'. Her signature peek-a-boo hairstyle became a trend in the 1940s. She remains a memorable figure in Hollywood's golden age. Veronica Cartwright Actor · Born 1949 · United Kingdom Veronica Cartwright is an English actress best known for her work in science fiction and horror films, especially Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Born on 20 April 1949, she is based in Los Angeles, California, and has earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Verónica Castro Actor · Born 1952 · Mexico Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress and TV personality best known for starring in the hit telenovela Los ricos también lloran. She started acting in the late 1960s with small film and television roles before becoming one of the most recognizable figures in the telenovela world.
Verónica Echegui Actor · Born 1983 · Spain Verónica Echegui was a Spanish actress best known for her breakout role in My Name Is Juani. She also appeared in well-known films like Kathmandu Lullaby, The Cold Light of Day, and Unknown Origins. Veronica Hart Actor · Born 1956 · United States Veronica Hart is best known as a former adult film star of the late 1970s and early 1980s who later became a film director. Born Jane Hamilton, she performed under the stage name Veronica Hart and was later inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. Veronica Hamel Actor · Born 1943 · United States Veronica Hamel is best known for playing attorney Joyce Davenport on the TV police drama Hill Street Blues. She is an American actress and model who was nominated for five Emmy Awards for that role.

Veronica – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
SV 0 #10 2 283
EC Girls 0 #12 637 3,650
SV Girls 0 #14 5 458
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
BW 0 #18 2 960
MD Girls 0 #20 159 865
BO Girls 0 #21 5,398 9,488
CL Girls 0 #21 18,392 14,098
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
MD 0 #23 12 434
MX Girls 0 #25 25,450 17,781
UY Girls 0 #25 4,407 6,731
AR Girls 0 #28 5,503 8,289
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
HN Girls 0 #30 9 884
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
ID 0 #33 7 2,238
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
MT 0 #38 6 1,767
NA Girls 0 #38 287 7,146
EC 0 #44 78 2,502
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #44 9 2,706
IT Girls 2010 #46 993 48
GT Girls 0 #46 1,526 7,500
IT Girls 0 #46 62,620 9,415
ID Girls 0 #47 53 3,319
PE Girls 0 #47 9,012 14,861
CY 0 #50 10 1,632
PR 0 #50 6 1,497
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
AR 0 #57 161 2,915
UY 0 #58 147 2,477
Spain Girls 0 #61 13,307 5,561
GH Girls 0 #61 901 6,973
JM 0 #62 26 3,714
JM Girls 0 #63 310 7,507
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
PA Girls 0 #66 1,089 9,861
PR Girls 0 #66 114 3,171
AO 0 #69 9 2,729
CN 0 #70 16 3,857
BO 0 #71 574 6,868
IT 0 #71 4,906 4,183
BW Girls 0 #72 84 4,216
ZA Girls 0 #73 5,956 25,928
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
CL 0 #76 1,008 6,867
PH 0 #77 20 5,607
MX 0 #78 711 8,339
CY Girls 0 #79 43 3,755
BG 0 #80 3 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
BN Girls 0 #90 17 5,459
MT Girls 0 #90 63 3,773
PA 0 #91 40 3,797
KZ 0 #92 3 1,452
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
CR Girls 0 #101 1,071 11,342
PE 0 #101 285 6,350
OM 0 #104 13 6,215
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
Spain 0 #107 742 2,326
CR 0 #110 49 5,526
CO Girls 0 #112 9,518 16,140
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
GH 0 #115 149 5,396
AO Girls 0 #116 102 4,575
Norway Girls 2024 #118 4 444
MU 0 #122 15 3,613
EE Girls 0 #124 15 1,888
GR 0 #124 11 3,911
Switzerland Girls 2024 #128 8 1,786
NG Girls 0 #128 2,736 15,093
GT 0 #130 219 5,948
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
SG Girls 0 #145 764 18,916
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
LU Girls 0 #153 33 4,850
BR Girls 0 #155 3,358 12,708
AE 0 #156 22 10,220
PH Girls 0 #159 273 13,098
SG 0 #160 113 11,010
PT Girls 0 #164 597 7,952
CZ 0 #170 16 3,154
Sweden Girls 2022 #172 8 1,568
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
RU 0 #173 17 3,641
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
MO Girls 0 #179 73 7,056
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
CO 0 #189 469 7,768
Canada Girls 2024 #192 95 2,795
BG Girls 0 #194 30 3,559
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
PT 0 #199 48 4,161
GR Girls 0 #200 43 6,293
PS 0 #200 19 5,692
RU Girls 0 #200 517 11,913
Austria 0 #201 13 850
JP Girls 0 #206 40 6,592
TW Girls 0 #207 70 8,139
ZA 0 #208 247 14,421
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
HU Girls 0 #213 11 3,308
IR 0 #216 14 4,221
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
NG 0 #224 41 5,926
MU Girls 0 #225 127 8,539
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
QA Girls 0 #232 85 15,378
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
CZ Girls 0 #240 104 5,378
EC Boys 0 #240 7 3,322
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
CN Girls 0 #246 105 8,829
BR 0 #247 100 5,969
IL 0 #247 28 6,291
DK Girls 0 #248 69 7,429
HK 0 #248 103 8,483
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
KZ Girls 0 #254 67 5,862
HK Girls 0 #256 522 16,104
MY 0 #259 72 12,352
OM Girls 0 #261 136 15,987
Finland Girls 0 #276 123 1,368
HR Girls 0 #278 12 3,687
Finland 0 #280 28 830
SA 0 #283 13 10,560
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
SD Girls 0 #298 48 7,678
MY Girls 0 #301 1,186 24,821
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
PL Girls 0 #303 52 5,096
JO Girls 0 #309 17 7,570
KW Girls 0 #320 199 19,177
PS Girls 0 #325 219 10,981
AE Girls 0 #327 230 20,968
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
GH Boys 0 #330 16 8,138
Austria Girls 0 #332 89 1,885
United States Girls 2024 #337 804 8,487
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
NL 0 #346 46 2,481
UY Boys 0 #367 33 5,922
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
IL Girls 0 #371 277 11,648
BD Girls 0 #375 12 8,413
CM Girls 0 #376 170 11,671
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
EG 0 #382 19 6,387
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
Finland Girls 2026 #392 574 3,895
France Girls 2021 #397 9 3,185
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
Germany 0 #401 37 2,542
AR Boys 0 #402 66 7,628
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
IR Girls 0 #429 102 8,334
PA Boys 0 #457 25 9,305
GT Boys 0 #459 16 7,625
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
IQ Girls 0 #495 10 11,303
BH 0 #499 55 17,937
NL Girls 0 #508 542 5,933
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
Germany Girls 0 #531 351 4,949
BO Boys 0 #539 54 9,244
CM Boys 0 #541 10 12,054
CL Boys 0 #544 123 13,390
HK Boys 0 #552 6 12,905
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
IN Girls 0 #555 77 13,121
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
LB 0 #605 54 13,263
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
EG Girls 0 #624 363 14,742
SA Girls 0 #639 302 25,931
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
BR Boys 0 #705 47 12,213
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
KW Boys 0 #743 27 18,755
MX Boys 0 #751 235 16,355
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
PE Boys 0 #769 110 14,506
CO Boys 0 #795 126 15,656
TN 0 #797 33 13,765
OM Boys 0 #856 26 17,948
United States Boys 2007 #865 7 7,493
Spain Boys 0 #867 64 5,610
EG Boys 0 #876 11 15,035
NG Boys 0 #918 34 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,047 132 25,619
MA 0 #1,081 48 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,097 15 25,439
IT Boys 0 #1,132 342 10,046
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
DZ 0 #1,153 24 20,130
TR 0 #1,153 59 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,597 18 28,008

Veronica is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Veronica

Veronica is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Veronica is a 4 syllable name, pronounced və-RON-i-kə.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Berenice, Berenike, Bernice, Pherenike, Veronika and Verónica.
Yes, very popular — Veronica ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Veronica ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 8 notable people named Veronica are in our database, including Veronica Lake (Actor), Veronica Cartwright (Actor), Verónica Castro (Actor).