Meaning & origin
How it developed
In German usage, Vero is a short form of Veronika. In Spanish usage, Vero is a diminutive of Verónica.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vero through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 25 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,765 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,765 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 470 as a first name in 2020; 401 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vero’s family of names
In German usage, Vero is a short form of Veronika. In Greek usage, Vero as a surname is a transliteration of Βέρο. In Spanish usage, Vero is a diminutive of Verónica.
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Around the world
Vero has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vero
- Vero SalatićSwiss footballerborn 1985
- Vero Charles DriffieldBritish chemical engineer (1848-1915)
- Vernon RichardsAnglo-Italian anarchist (1915–2001)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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