Boy or Girl

Is Veta a boy or girl name?

Veta was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,021 US babies named Veta were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Veta since 1889
2,021
Most popular year
1916
58 babies
Babies named Veta each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Veta from 1889 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Veta, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s06100%
1890s086100%
1900s0131100%
1910s0343100%
1920s0408100%
1930s0279100%
1940s0224100%
1950s0277100%
1960s0177100%
1970s057100%
1980s06100%
1990s010100%
2000s00–
2010s012100%
2020s05100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–5#17,500
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–6#15,783
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–6#16,870
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–5#16,846
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–5#15,184
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–6#10,358
19790–0–
19780–0–
19770–5#11,288
19760–8#7,275
19750–0–
19740–7#7,665
19730–13#4,579
19720–6#8,254
19710–11#5,124
19700–7#7,052
19690–14#3,953
19680–13#3,993
19670–7#6,020
19660–16#3,266
19650–15#3,397
19640–17#3,239
19630–22#2,699
19620–25#2,462
19610–25#2,471
19600–23#2,573
19590–29#2,150
19580–29#2,115
19570–24#2,344
19560–23#2,384
19550–27#2,105
19540–30#1,947
19530–20#2,429
19520–34#1,709
19510–30#1,804
19500–31#1,716
19490–34#1,626
19480–24#2,005
19470–23#2,088
19460–30#1,645
19450–14#2,450
19440–20#1,962
19430–18#2,148
19420–21#1,912
19410–19#1,952
19400–21#1,791
19390–31#1,347
19380–22#1,700
19370–27#1,448
19360–23#1,591
19350–26#1,481
19340–27#1,438
19330–40#1,122
19320–22#1,681
19310–36#1,225
19300–25#1,605
19290–27#1,524
19280–31#1,424
19270–50#1,087
19260–32#1,445
19250–38#1,295
19240–57#1,030
19230–41#1,229
19220–48#1,113
19210–49#1,091
19200–35#1,347
19190–39#1,214
19180–46#1,089
19170–38#1,182
19160–58#892
19150–50#943
19140–39#953
19130–20#1,304
19120–27#1,001
19110–16#1,168
19100–10#1,626
19090–17#1,014
19080–25#788
19070–11#1,285
19060–12#1,152
19050–15#1,007
19040–8#1,474
19030–9#1,312
19020–13#1,021
19010–11#1,063
19000–10#1,314
18990–15#875
18980–11#1,096
18970–5#1,788
18960–10#1,120
18950–7#1,423
18940–9#1,132
18930–8#1,168
18920–7#1,271
18910–6#1,329
18900–8#1,093
18890–6#1,271

Highest rank

Veta has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #788 in 1908. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.