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Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rare

VeronikaIn Hebrew: ורוניקה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Veronika (Hebrew: ורוניקה) is a girl's name of international origin. 1,615 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1986, with 49 babies.

People in Israel
1,615
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
1986
49 babies
USA, 2025
43
rank #3,517

Writing and saying Veronika

In Hebrew letters the name is ורוניקה, read right to left. Veronika is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Veronika by year: Israel and abroad

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Veronika: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Veronika in English-speaking countries

Veronika in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202543#3,5172007 (118)
United Kingdom202513#2,2062013 (42)
England and Wales202513#2,1372013 (37)
Ireland20254#6922012 (12)
Alberta20253#1,2282015 (5)

Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Veronika has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Veronika

How do you write Veronika in Hebrew?

Veronika is written ורוניקה in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Veronika?

1,615 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ורוניקה: 1,615 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

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

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named ורוניקה are women.

Is Veronika used outside Israel?

The name Veronika appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 43 girls were given it in 2025 (#3,517), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 13 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.