First Name VERA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VERA is ranked as the 558th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 93,065.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 29.19 people named VERA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 74% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named VERA is 50,720.
  • The SSA data also shows that VERA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names VERA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 93,065 +/-1.2%
  • National Rank 558
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 29.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 50,720
  • National Rank 808
  • Percentile Rank 99.13%
  • Proportion/100k 15.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VERA is 74.2% White, 7.3% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VERA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VERA is included in the following name categories:
  • South American surname
  • Slavic Serbian feminine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Slavic Slovenian feminine given name
  • Slavic Croatian feminine given name
  • Serbian feminine given name
  • English feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Russian feminine given name
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Slavic feminine given name
  • Slavic Bulgarian feminine given name
  • Slavic Slovakian & Czech feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VERA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.2% 63.9% 10.3%
Hispanic origin 7.3% 16.3% -9.0%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VERA is California where 13,557 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VERA, as 44.21 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Hampshire (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names VERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,011 23.37 98.9% Indiana 1,467 22.24 98.0% Iowa 1,147 36.93 98.2% Kansas 774 26.64 96.4% Michigan 3,252 32.81 99.4% Minnesota 1,071 19.62 98.4% Missouri 1,123 37.52 97.6% Nebraska 473 25.14 95.2% North Dakota 96 13.05 84.9% Ohio 2,337 20.16 98.5% South Dakota 133 15.55 86.8% Wisconsin 1,162 20.18 98.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,011 23.37 98.9%
Indiana 1,467 22.24 98.0%
Iowa 1,147 36.93 98.2%
Kansas 774 26.64 96.4%
Michigan 3,252 32.81 99.4%
Minnesota 1,071 19.62 98.4%
Missouri 1,123 37.52 97.6%
Nebraska 473 25.14 95.2%
North Dakota 96 13.05 84.9%
Ohio 2,337 20.16 98.5%
South Dakota 133 15.55 86.8%
Wisconsin 1,162 20.18 98.4%
West State Statistics First-Names VERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 111 15.13 85.0% Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3% California 13,557 34.94 99.6% Colorado 1,040 19.42 97.4% Hawaii 223 15.69 95.4% Idaho 289 17.67 93.4% Montana 141 13.79 88.7% Nevada 642 22.61 96.5% New Mexico 433 20.78 94.0% Oregon 1,008 25.4 97.3% Utah 406 13.79 94.6% Washington 2,509 35.53 99.1% Wyoming 75 12.77 83.1%

West States
State stats for the first name VERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 111 15.13 85.0%
Arizona 1,235 18.35 97.3%
California 13,557 34.94 99.6%
Colorado 1,040 19.42 97.4%
Hawaii 223 15.69 95.4%
Idaho 289 17.67 93.4%
Montana 141 13.79 88.7%
Nevada 642 22.61 96.5%
New Mexico 433 20.78 94.0%
Oregon 1,008 25.4 97.3%
Utah 406 13.79 94.6%
Washington 2,509 35.53 99.1%
Wyoming 75 12.77 83.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names VERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 484 13.44 96.6% Maine 153 11.49 89.7% Massachusetts 973 14.43 97.4% New Hampshire 75 5.63 86.7% New Jersey 1,741 19.48 98.4% New York 6,308 31.95 99.5% Pennsylvania 2,422 18.94 98.7% Rhode Island 219 20.73 93.7% Vermont 82 13.14 90.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 484 13.44 96.6%
Maine 153 11.49 89.7%
Massachusetts 973 14.43 97.4%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 86.7%
New Jersey 1,741 19.48 98.4%
New York 6,308 31.95 99.5%
Pennsylvania 2,422 18.94 98.7%
Rhode Island 219 20.73 93.7%
Vermont 82 13.14 90.4%
South State Statistics First-Names VERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,620 33.4 98.2% Arkansas 890 30.02 97.2% Delaware 156 16.73 95.9% Dist. of Columbia 291 44.21 97.0% Florida 7,824 39.33 99.6% Georgia 2,742 27.16 98.9% Kentucky 519 11.75 95.9% Louisiana 1,380 29.68 97.9% Maryland 1,161 19.42 98.5% Mississippi 1,123 37.52 97.6% North Carolina 3,390 34.09 99.2% Oklahoma 1,332 34.35 97.7% South Carolina 1,604 33.19 98.2% Tennessee 1,373 20.96 98.1% Texas 9,214 34.18 99.5% Virginia 1,394 16.75 98.3% West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%

South States
State stats for the first name VERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,620 33.4 98.2%
Arkansas 890 30.02 97.2%
Delaware 156 16.73 95.9%
Dist. of Columbia 291 44.21 97.0%
Florida 7,824 39.33 99.6%
Georgia 2,742 27.16 98.9%
Kentucky 519 11.75 95.9%
Louisiana 1,380 29.68 97.9%
Maryland 1,161 19.42 98.5%
Mississippi 1,123 37.52 97.6%
North Carolina 3,390 34.09 99.2%
Oklahoma 1,332 34.35 97.7%
South Carolina 1,604 33.19 98.2%
Tennessee 1,373 20.96 98.1%
Texas 9,214 34.18 99.5%
Virginia 1,394 16.75 98.3%
West Virginia 464 25.06 94.1%
 

Full Names with VERA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VERA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VERA.

The most popular full name is VERA Smith. 0.91% of all the people named VERA have this family name.

There are 10354 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VERA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 VERA Smith 0.91%
2 VERA Johnson 0.76%
3 VERA Williams 0.74%
4 VERA Jones 0.71%
5 VERA Brown 0.54%
6 VERA Davis 0.44%
7 VERA Miller 0.43%
8 VERA Anderson 0.36%
9 VERA Jackson 0.34%
10 VERA Wilson 0.34%
11 VERA Martin 0.32%
12 VERA Taylor 0.30%
13 VERA Hall 0.27%
14 VERA Harris 0.26%
15 VERA Thomas 0.26%
16 VERA Moore 0.25%
17 VERA Lee 0.25%
18 VERA White 0.24%
19 VERA Hill 0.23%
20 VERA Garcia 0.22%