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Verity

/ˈvɛɹəti/ · 100% girls · 145 born in 2025

Verity has been given to about 1,852 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈvɛɹəti/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,836
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Verity per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 145
  • Born in 2025145
  • All time1,852
  • England & Wales, 2025#436 · 92

How popular is Verity?

Its best year was 2025, when 145 babies were given the name, ranking 1482nd. The typical living American called Verity is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Verity

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Serenity0.67
  2. Felicity0.64
  3. Vernita0.64
  4. Christy0.60
  5. Charity0.60
  6. Venita0.60
  7. Betty0.55
  8. Kristy0.55

Middle names for Verity

Ranked by flow score
  1. Verity Anne0.83
  2. Verity Eve0.82
  3. Verity Rose0.79
  4. Verity Marie0.79
  5. Verity Grace0.79
  6. Verity Jane0.79

Sibling names for Verity

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.97
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.96
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.96
  4. Laylanisister · 0.96
  5. Emilianasister · 0.96
  6. Alarasister · 0.95

Where Verity is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. Louisiana0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Missouri0.01%
  5. Arizona0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Verity Reyes0.74
  2. Verity Nguyen0.74
  3. Verity Moore0.74
  4. Verity Lee0.74
  5. Verity Hall0.74
  6. Verity Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Verity

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Verity across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.