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