Name meaning & stats
Verena
Verena means “place of alder trees” (Latin origin). 1,189 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Verenas are 4.3× over-represented as doctors.
What it means
“place of alder trees”
LatinSpelling of Verna
Verna around the world
- Верна · Russian
- فيرنا · Arabic
- ヴェルナ · Japanese
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,189 US babies were named Verena between 1940 and 2025.
Verena around the world
- France: 300 babies since 1900, peak 2003
- Belgium: 35 babies since 1995, peak 2000
- England & Wales: 24 babies since 1996, peak 2015
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Verenas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor | 4.3× | High · 55 people |
| Footballer | 1.7× | High · 51 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | High · 37 people |
| Actor | 0.5× | High · 28 people |
Among notable women who are doctors, Verenas show up 4.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Verenas are 1.9× more likely than expected to be chemists.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 9 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 20 Vernas spell it Verena
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)