Verlyn
Last seen for girls in 1963 at #4,896 · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #9,265
Given to boys 74.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 51 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,432since 1914
Verlyn over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1997 | — | #9,265 | 5 | |
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| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
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| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
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| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
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| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,445 | 12 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,366 | 12 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #1,608 | 24 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #1,294 | 34 |
| 1954 | — | #1,435 | 28 | |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,583 | 22 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #1,519 | 23 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #1,696 | 20 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #1,355 | 27 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #1,349 | 24 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #1,370 | 24 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #1,431 | 24 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #1,381 | 25 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #1,183 | 32 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #1,168 | 31 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #967 | 42 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #917 | 45 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #956 | 44 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #881 | 51 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #980 | 42 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #963 | 46 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #1,015 | 43 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #944 | 51 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #1,237 | 32 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #891 | 56 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #1,144 | 39 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #1,380 | 29 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #2,457 | 8 |
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| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Verlyn! It came in at #2,457, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1970–1971, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Verlyn is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#296 · 1 in 4,945
- Georgia#441 · 1 in 6,109
Best ever in a state: #106 in South Dakota, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Wisconsin | #296 | 5 | 1 in 4,945 |
| Georgia | #441 | 5 | 1 in 6,109 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Verlyn
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1930 (#1,237 → #944)
- Biggest drop: 346 spots in 1929 (#891 → #1,237)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1934 at #881 (51 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1932–1937
- Highest: 1 in 19,779 boys born in 1928 were named Verlyn (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 377,028 boys born in 1997 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #881 in 1934, was only 1 in 20,247 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.8% of all boys named Verlyn (427) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1922, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 63 | #2,152 (1916) | #2,458 |
| 1920s | 293 | #891 (1928) | #1,501 |
| 1930s | 427 | #881 (1934) | #994 |
| 1940s | 245 | #1,183 (1940) | #1,424 |
| 1950s | 258 | #1,294 (1955) | #1,544 |
| 1960s | 118 | #2,070 (1961) | #2,550 |
| 1970s | 18 | #3,963 (1972) | #4,787 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,315 (1984) | #6,315 |
| 1990s | 5 | #9,265 (1997) | #9,265 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Verlyn in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 78,329 of them was named Verlyn, which outranked 55.4% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,125Vickey15
- #2,125Yolande15
- #2,125Zina15
- #2,206Verlyn14
- #2,206Afton14
- #2,206Aneita14
- #2,206Angelene14
- #2,300Aldine13
- #2,300Alla13
- #2,300Almarie13
Tied with 93 names at #2,206; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 35,705 of them was named Verlyn, which outranked 70.6% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,141Vernal32
- #1,141Vivian32
- #1,141Wyman32
- #1,168Verlyn31
- #1,168Abelardo31
- #1,168Abram31
- #1,168Alice31
- #1,194Alec30
- #1,194Arnie30
- #1,194Avon30
Tied with 25 names at #1,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.