Vera is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “faith and true.” In 2024 it was given to 1,351 girls in the United States.
Vera belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “faith and true” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Vera first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #65 in 1915, and in 2024 1,351 babies received the name — 147,970 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Vera means “faith and true” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Vera is a girl name. In 2024, 1,351 babies received the name in the US.
Vera comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Vera first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #65 in 1915, and 1,351 babies were given the name in 2024.
Vera is pronounced /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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