Vern

Last seen for girls in 1970 at #7,070 · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to boys 96.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1895 · 43 births
Debut · boys
19 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
11,497
since 1880

Vern over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Vern has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #269, 1895boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#9,7147
2024—#10,9386
2023—#8,9218
2022—#8,9908
2021—#10,7996
2020——
2019——
2018——
2017——
2016—#9,6647
2015——
2014——
2013—#8,7898
2012——
2011——
2010——
2009——
2008——
2007—#8,9158
2006——
2005—#9,1157
2004——
2003—#9,5816
2002—#7,0559
2001—#9,2436
2000—#6,8399
1999—#9,9125
1998—#9,6315
1997—#6,1009
1996—#5,9829
1995—#6,9927
1994—#4,09415
1993—#4,02015
1992—#4,56412
1991—#4,23113
1990—#3,46717
1989—#2,98920
1988—#3,52314
1987—#3,33914
1986—#1,96230
1985—#2,35722
1984—#2,43720
1983—#1,86429
1982—#2,05926
1981—#2,41820
1980—#2,53619
1979—#2,23622
1978—#1,68832
1977—#1,67032
1976—#1,54135
1975—#1,45537
1974—#1,50134
1973—#1,69627
1972—#1,16349
1971—#1,44135
1970#7,0706#1,00565
1969—#1,15246
1968#6,2466#91063
1967—#88566
1966#6,5645#80083
1965#5,8176#75995
1964—#753103
1963—#720119
1962#6,5785#688127
1961—#640149
1960#6,3905#681133
1959#4,6258#606163
1958—#663135
1957#4,5368#604161
1956#5,3256#578174
1955#5,8285#574166
1954#3,9679#503207
1953#5,0406#543170
1952—#582143
1951—#554152
1950#3,9628#574140
1949#4,6736#555146
1948#4,2057#481191
1947—#534159
1946—#509160
1945#3,6767#494147
1944—#473165
1943#4,6915#502153
1942—#489158
1941#3,9546#482147
1940#3,8636#451165
1939#3,1458#469149
1938#3,4507#458160
1937#3,1468#454153
1936#2,68910#455153
1935#2,30513#458153
1934#2,56711#423175
1933#2,8689#434162
1932#3,9016#458155
1931—#396201
1930#3,3458#381222
1929#2,92110#437183
1928#3,1649#416207
1927#2,85911#405220
1926#2,35115#399221
1925#3,11610#384241
1924#2,21217#384243
1923#2,73212#382241
1922#2,61213#367267
1921#2,37815#377260
1920#3,5988#359274
1919#3,4528#384231
1918#2,02918#382244
1917#2,55212#401200
1916#2,36813#381210
1915#2,25513#368212
1914#1,89613#381155
1913#1,88311#385121
1912#1,9819#41887
1911#1,9567#44144
1910#2,1406#47434
1909#1,9576#35544
1908#1,6767#34144
1907#2,0615#33141
1906—#32340
1905#1,6966#36033
1904—#40127
1903—#36028
1902—#36030
1901#1,4666#31432
1900#1,5617#36536
1899—#32230
1898—#32934
1897—#36027
1896—#31236
1895—#26943
1894#1,3536#29834
1893—#27540
1892—#28441
1891#1,0937#28333
1890#1,3385#30232
1889—#32229
1888—#34928
1887—#31128
1886—#36922
1885—#31229
1884—#39920
1883—#34623
1882—#32428
1881—#39518
1880—#39219
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Vern was already there! It came in at #392, and was given to 19 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2004, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Vern is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNHWashington: #138 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 890 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 456 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,017 boysNDMinnesota: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,381 boysMNIllinois: #305 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,266 boysILWisconsin: #304 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,074 boysWIMichigan: #199 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,853 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedRIOregon: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 546 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNVWyoming: #55 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 216 boysWYSouth Dakota: #143 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 682 boysSDIowa: #184 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,394 boysIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,068 boysINOhio: #435 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,999 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #316 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,047 boysCAUtah: #77 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 293 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedCONebraska: #166 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,113 boysNEMissouri: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,383 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNMKansas: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,811 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #285 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,281 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Vern, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#55 · 1 in 216
  2. Utah#77 · 1 in 293
  3. Idaho#115 · 1 in 456
  4. Oregon#115 · 1 in 546
  5. Washington#138 · 1 in 890

Best ever in a state: #55 in Wyoming, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#5581 in 216
Utah#77171 in 293
Idaho#11581 in 456
Oregon#115111 in 546
Washington#138111 in 890
South Dakota#14391 in 682
Nebraska#166111 in 1,113
North Dakota#17461 in 1,017
Minnesota#176161 in 1,381
Iowa#184151 in 1,394
Michigan#199211 in 1,853
Indiana#213131 in 2,068
Kansas#22091 in 1,811
Oklahoma#285101 in 2,281
Wisconsin#30461 in 4,074
Illinois#305141 in 4,266
Missouri#31091 in 3,383
California#316121 in 3,047
Ohio#43561 in 8,999
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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 Vern
Momentum · boys
Brand new
  • 1,224 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #9,714)
  • Biggest jump: 87 spots in 1885 (#399 → #312)
  • Biggest drop: 242 spots in 1969 (#910 → #1,152)
Rise & fade · boys
15 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1895 at #269 (43 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 89 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,730
  • Highest: 1 in 2,730 boys born in 1895 were named Vern (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.5% of all boys named Vern (2,357) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s244#311 (1887)#352
1890s350#269 (1895)#303
1900s355#314 (1901)#351
1910s1,538#368 (1915)#402
1920s2,357#359 (1920)#391
1930s1,683#381 (1930)#439
1940s1,591#451 (1940)#497
1950s1,611#503 (1954)#578
1960s984#640 (1961)#799
1970s368#1,005 (1970)#1,540
1980s214#1,864 (1983)#2,548
1990s107#3,467 (1990)#5,899
2000s45#6,839 (2000)#8,458
2010s15#8,789 (2013)#9,227
2020s35#8,921 (2023)#9,872

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.

Vern in 1924

girls
#2,212
17 births · 1 in 73,463 girls
boys
#384
243 births · 1 in 4,661 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #2,212Vern17

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #384Vern243
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 73,463 of them was named Vern, which outranked 62.5% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vern
  1. #2,137Vonceil18
  2. #2,137Wallace18
  3. #2,137Wylene18
  4. #2,212Vern17
  5. #2,212Akiko17
  6. #2,212Aloha17
  7. #2,212Alvie17
  8. #2,308Adrian16
  9. #2,308Albena16
  10. #2,308Aleatha16

Tied with 95 names at #2,212; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 4,661 of them was named Vern, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vern
  1. #380Roman247
  2. #382Herschel246
  3. #382Travis246
  4. #384Vern243
  5. #384Gale243
  6. #386Orval242
  7. #387Roberto241
  8. #388Pasquale240

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →