Girls Names V: Meanings, Nicknames


Vesta

Vesta last made the USA Top 1000 baby girls names in 1942, with 73 births attributed to the name. In 2010, 6 baby girls were named Vesta

Veronica

Veronica was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1972 and 1992

Vera

A Top 100 American baby girl name between 1891 and 1929, Vera re-emerged in 2009 at No. 897. In 2016, it reached No. 308

Venus

293 American baby girls were named Venus in 1959, when the name reached its apex in the Top 1000 (No. 575)

Velma

Velma was a character in Scooby Doo cartoons and the name of Riff’s girlfriend in West Side Story.

Varina

According to Social Security statistics, at least 21 American baby girls were named Varina in the 1980s and 38 in the the 1970s

Vanna

The Italian pronunciation of Vanna sounds like Vonna

Vanessa

Vanessa was a Top 100 American girl’s name from 1977 to 2009, ranking highest in 1988 (No. 41)

Valerie

Valerie hopped into the Top 100 American baby girl names in 1951 and pretty much stayed there until 1988

Valeria

The earliest record of American baby girls named Valeria that the Social Security Administration has is in 1881 (8 births)

Valentina

Valentina has become an increasingly popular name in the USA, rising from No. 712 in 2000 to No. 106 in 2016

Val (Girl)

Most Vals, male and female, have a longer given name, but more males are named simply Val than females

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