girl's name
Véronique
vay-ro-NEEK
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 240,370
Véronique is a girl's name meaning true image, the French form of Veronica. It holds 237,412 recorded births and does not currently chart in any of the six markets we track, while the English form still charts in four.
- Véronique is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1963, when 16,210 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Véronique over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 810 |
| 1910s | 600 |
| 1920s | 715 |
| 1930s | 805 |
| 1940s | 2,170 |
| 1950s | 32,705 |
| 1960s | 134,255 |
| 1970s | 53,705 |
| 1980s | 8,800 |
| 1990s | 960 |
| 2000s | 260 |
| 2010s | 100 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 30 |
What Véronique means
Véronique means true image, from the Latin vera icon. A competing derivation makes it a form of the Greek Berenice, bringer of victory, which may be the older source.
Where Véronique comes from
Véronique is the French form of Veronica, whose history runs backwards: a cloth venerated in Rome from the twelfth century was labeled the vera icon, the true image, the phrase was misread as a woman's name, and the saint was constructed to explain it. She appears in no gospel. The alternative derivation from the Greek Berenice, bringer of victory, may be the real one, with the Latin phrase fitted to a name that already existed. In French the name is inseparable from Krzysztof Kieślowski's 1991 film The Double Life of Véronique.
Véronique in use
Véronique peaked in France in 1963, when 16,210 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It does not currently rank in the latest year of any of the six markets we track, despite holding 237,412 lifetime births — the accented spelling has stopped being registered in numbers even in France, while the English Veronica continues in four markets.
How popular is Véronique?
In 2025, Véronique was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Véronique is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Véronique is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Veronique | Veronique is a spelling of Véronique, used in the United States, where it ranks #9,966. | 4,540 |
Names that peaked alongside Véronique
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Véronique also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Véronique over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Véronique
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Véronique in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Véronique
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Véronique — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Véronique
What does the name Véronique mean?
True image, from the Latin vera icon — or possibly bringer of victory, from the Greek Berenice.
Is Véronique the same as Veronica?
Yes, the French and English forms — but Veronica charts in four markets and Véronique in none.
How popular is Véronique?
It does not currently chart in any of the six markets we track, despite 237,412 lifetime births.
Was Saint Veronica real?
She appears in no gospel. The name was read out of a relic's Latin label and the woman invented to explain it.
Is Véronique a girl's or a boy's name?
Véronique is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
What are the nicknames for Véronique?
Véronique is usually shortened to Vero.
Is Véronique a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Véronique currently ranks #4,537 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.