girl's name

Verity

  • Origin Latin
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,695

England and Wales

#437

2025 births

Verity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 145 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Verity is a name of Latin origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 146 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 5,728 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Verity over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,325
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Verity by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 469
2000s 1,069
2010s 1,325
2020s (to 2025) 666

How popular is Verity?

In 2025, Verity was given to 92 babies in England and Wales, ranking #437 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Verity is used

England & Wales #437 92 in 2025
Northern Ireland #521 3 in 2017
Scotland #940 3 in 2024
Ireland #1,065 3 in 2022
United States #1,479 145 in 2025
Canada #3,860 5 in 2024
France #6,872 5 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Verity

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Verity also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Verity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Verity

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Verity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Verity

How popular is the name Verity?

In 2025, Verity was given to 92 babies in England and Wales, ranking #437 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Verity a girl's or a boy's name?

Verity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Verity?

Verity has 3 syllables.

When was Verity most popular?

Verity peaked in 2009, when 146 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Verity a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Verity currently ranks #437 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.