Given name
Veronika
“displaying her true image”
In Norwegian use, Veronika is a variant of Veronica. One Latin interpretation is “displaying her true image.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Norwegian use, Veronika is a variant of Veronica. One Latin interpretation is “displaying her true image.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Veronika is a variant of Veronica. An origin associated with Veronica is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old Czech Veronika, from Late Latin Veronica.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Veronika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,480
- 0 boys · 3,480 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,571 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,571 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 118 in 2007. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,350 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Veronika’s family of names
In German usage, Veronika has a short form in Verona. Veronika shares a linguistic root with Veronica. In Latvian usage, Veronika has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form WERONIKA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Veronika has relatives in 15 languages.
12 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Veronicavariant · Swedish, Norwegian
- Veronashort form · German
- Veroshort form · German
- Verronikalikely variant
- Veronnikalikely variant
- Veronikkalikely variant
- Verunkadiminutive · Czech
- Verčadiminutive · Czech
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Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Veroniqueequivalent
- WeronikaPolish
- Veranikaequivalent
- Verônicaequivalent
- ΒερόνικαGreek
- VéroniqueFrench
- VerónicaSpanish
- Веранікаequivalent
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Veronika
- Veronika KudermetovaRussian tennis playerborn 1997
- Veronika VítkováCzech biathleteborn 1988
- Veronika DudarovaRussian conductor (1916-2009)
- Veronika Velez-ZuzulováSlovak alpine skierborn 1984
- Veronika TsepkaloBelarusian public activistborn 1976
- Veronika SkvortsovaRussian neurologist and politicianborn 1960
- Veronika SchmidtEast German cross-country skierborn 1952
- Veronika ErjavecSlovenian tennis player (born 1999)
- Veronika StepanovaRussian cross-country skierborn 2001
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