| Danica | Vera | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Morning star | Faith; true |
| Origin | slavic | Slavic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DAH-nee-kah | VEER-uh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1916 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2007 (1,109) | 1918 (3,923) |
| In 2025 | 127 | 1,482 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Danica | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,019 | 8,040 |
| 2010s | 4,591 | 9,052 |
| 2000s | 5,244 | 1,612 |
| 1990s | 2,382 | 869 |
| 1980s | 1,893 | 1,311 |
| 1970s | 1,051 | 2,258 |
| 1960s | 290 | 6,032 |
| 1950s | 42 | 11,041 |
| 1940s | 0 | 12,189 |
| 1930s | 0 | 18,023 |
| 1920s | 0 | 32,541 |
| 1910s | 10 | 28,289 |
| 1900s | 0 | 10,457 |
| 1890s | 0 | 6,377 |
| 1880s | 0 | 1,365 |
A South Slavic name meaning 'morning star', the personification of the planet Venus at dawn in Slavic folklore. The root is debated between a word for 'day/dawn' and related forms, but the 'morning star' sense is consistent across sources.
From the Slavic, “faith,” and echoing the Latin verus, “true.”
Vera is more popular than Danica today: about 1,482 US babies were given the name Vera in 2025, compared with 127 named Danica.
Danica means Morning star (slavic origin), while Vera means Faith; true (Slavic origin).
In US records, Danica first appears in 1916 and Vera in 1880, so Vera has the longer recorded history.