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Baby name
Veronica
Girl
Origin of the name
Veronica is a Latin form of the Greek Pherenikē, “bringer of victory.” It was later linked to vera icon, “true image,” the cloth with which, according to tradition, Saint Veronica wiped the face of Jesus.
Classic name
223,775births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 70rank at its peak, in 1980
Where babies named Veronica are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Veronica is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Veronica is most common in New Mexico (2.4 times), Arizona (1.9) and California (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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