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Girl name Slavic origin Multiple tradition

Vera

VEH-rah · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Faith
Language
Slavic
Culture
Russian/Slavic
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
faith · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#226
2024 births1,351
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births147,970
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Verochka
Alternate spellings
VerahWera
In other languages
Vera (Russian/Slavic)Wera (Polish)Vjera (Croatian)

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