Vera Miller
There are approximately 162 people named Vera Miller living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,115,768 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Vera with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Miller. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
162
1 in 2,115,768
Named Vera
43K
Alive today
Named Miller
1.3M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 43K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 46
Top Census group: White (66.7%)
Estimated bearers: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #7
Per 100K: 377.78
Top ancestry: White (81.5%)
First name trend
Vera: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Vera. The peak year was 1918 with 3,934 births. The average person named Vera today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vera
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Vera, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Vera described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Vera at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.7% · 37,216
- Black or African American19.8% · 11,051
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 3,773
- Two or more races3.0% · 1,692
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 1,536
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 525
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Miller surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Miller, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 81.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Miller described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Miller at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.5% · 919,905
- Black or African American10.5% · 118,120
- Two or more races3.7% · 41,521
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 34,939
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 7,696
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 7,005
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Vera has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0125% of the US population, based on 42,994 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Vera right now.
The surname Miller appears at a rate of 377.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.3778%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 162 people with the full name Vera Miller. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Vera Miller: questions and answers
How many people are named Vera Miller?
We estimate approximately 162 people in the United States share the full name Vera Miller. That works out to about 1 in 2,115,768 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0125%) with the surname frequency (377.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Vera Miller?
We classify Vera Miller as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,115,768 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Vera a male or female name?
Vera is predominantly female. Out of 148,368 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Vera profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Vera Miller?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.