Vera
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Vera is a Slavic or Russian name meaning “faith,” and from Latin it means “true.” Vera is also read as Latin for “truth.” Vera peaked in the U.S. and Britain during the 1920s, and fashion designer Vera Wang is a notable bearer. Vera Atkins helped lead a network of British secret agents in occupied France during the Second World War, recruiting and training spies.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Vera in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Vera against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Vera is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Vera in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,482 girls were named Vera, making it the #205 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 149,456 girls have been named Vera, with the most (3,923) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in New Hampshire, Maine and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Vera in other languages
- Вера Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian
- Věra Czech
- Xavera German
Vera name days
- September 17 Latvia
- February 4 Norway
- May 30 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Vera
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Vera, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Vera | 1989 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Vera (Category 3) | 1986 | Western Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Typhoon Vera (Category 2) | 1983 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Typhoon Vera (Category 5) | 1979 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Typhoon Vera (Category 3) | 1977 | Western Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Vera | 1974 | South Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Vera | 1973 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Vera | 1971 | Western Pacific | – |
| Typhoon Vera (Category 2) | 1971 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Vera | 1967 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
…and 5 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Vera
There are 172 towns and villages with Vera in their name, in 34 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 40🇲🇽 Mexico 25🇪🇸 Spain 18🇺🇸 United States 16🇵🇾 Paraguay 13🇻🇪 Venezuela 10🇧🇴 Bolivia 7🇦🇷 Argentina 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Vera Cruz | Bahia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 43,716 | Map |
| Vera Cruz | Bahia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 30,556 | Map |
| Vera Cruz | Rio Grande do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 26,710 | Map |
| Vera | Santa Fe, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 19,797 | Map |
| Vera | Andalusia, 🇪🇸 Spain | 13,985 | Map |
| Vera | Mato Grosso, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 13,389 | Map |
| Vera Cruz | Rio Grande do Norte, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 10,735 | Map |
| Vera Cruz | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 10,176 | Map |
| Monte Vera | Santa Fe, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 6,737 | Map |
| Vera Mendes | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3,185 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Vera
There are 30 lakes and reservoirs with Vera in their name, in 11 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 9🇨🇦 Canada 5🇵🇾 Paraguay 5🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1
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| Lac Vera | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vera | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna Vera | Corrientes, 🇦🇷 Argentina | Map |
| Laguna Vera | Formosa, 🇦🇷 Argentina | Map |
| Laguna Vera | Aysén, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
| Laguna Vera | Bogota D.C., 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Laguna Verá | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Map |
| Laguna Verá | San Pedro Department, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Map |
| Laguna Verá | Caazapá, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Map |
| Laguna Verá | San Pedro Department, 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Vera songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Vera in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Vera
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Vera.
Vera Atkins
Vera Baklanova
Vera Begić
Vera Brezhneva
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Fictional characters named Vera
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Vera as a pet name
FurryName has found 1,548 dogs named Vera in public pet registers, making it the #1,697 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (1482), Richmond (2), Port Moody (1). Vera as a dog name →
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