Weronika
Feminine variant of Veronica, from the Latin name Veronica meaning "true image".
Name Census estimates that about 293 living Americans carry the first name Weronika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Weronika today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Weronika births was 2006 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Weronika. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Weronika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
293
~ 1 in 1,169,810 Americans
Peak year
2006
24 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2021 SSA rank
#15,127
Tracked since 1993
Census
Weronika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 657 people with the first name Weronika, which placed it at #16,975 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,975
National first-name rank
People counted
657
657 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
97.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Weronika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Weronika is White at 97.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.1%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Weronika described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Weronika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White97.6% · 641
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 7
- Black or African American0.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
- Two or more races0.3% · 2
Popularity
Weronika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Weronika from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 161 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Weronika by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Weronika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Weronikas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Weronika
Weronika is a Polish feminine given name derived from the Greek name Βερενίκη (Berenike), which was composed of the elements φέρειν (pherein) meaning "to bring" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". It is the Polish form of the Latin name Veronica, which was popularized by the legend of Saint Veronica, who wiped the face of Jesus with a cloth while he was on his way to crucifixion.
The name Berenike was borne by several princesses in the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt, including Berenike I, who ruled as co-regent with her husband Ptolemy I Soter in the 3rd century BC. The name was also used by some early Christian saints and martyrs, such as Saint Veronica, although the origin of her legend is uncertain.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Weronika is found in the 14th-century Polish chronicle "Rocznik Świętokrzyski", where it is mentioned as the name of a daughter of King Casimir III the Great (1310-1370). In the 16th century, the name gained popularity in Poland due to the influence of the Catholic Church and the veneration of Saint Veronica.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Weronika, including:
1. Weronika Schwarzinger (1679-1738), a Polish painter and portraitist during the Baroque period.
2. Weronika Krzyzanowska (1824-1899), a Polish writer and translator, best known for her translations of works by Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo.
3. Weronika Dowgiałłówna (1932-2004), a Polish actress and theater director, known for her roles in films such as "The Promised Land" and "Ashes and Diamonds".
4. Weronika Marczak (born 1986), a Polish volleyball player and Olympic medalist, who won a silver medal with the Polish national team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
5. Weronika Rosati (born 1984), a Polish actress and model, known for her roles in films such as "Pitbull" and "Miasto 44".
People
Weronika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Weronika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Weronika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Weronika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 293 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Weronika going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,169,810 US residents.
Is Weronika a common name?
We classify Weronika as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 298 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Weronika most popular?
The single biggest year for Weronika was 2006, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Weronika is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Weronika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 657 people with the name Weronika, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,975 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Weronika in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Weronika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Weronika appears almost entirely female. Of the 651 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Weronika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Weronika is White at 97.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.1%) and Black (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Weronika most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Weronika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.6% (641 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Weronika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Weronika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Weronika in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Weronika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Weronika in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Weronika can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Weronika?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.