Vera

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“faith, truth” — Russian, Latin

#2262024 rank
1918peak year
147,970babies named Vera since 1880
▲ +5%5-year trend

Vera popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 191818801920196020002024

What does Vera mean?

The Russian word for 'faith', from Slavic roots, coincidentally matching Latin verus 'true'. Imported to the English-speaking world in the late nineteenth century.

OriginRussian, Latin
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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