Vernice
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · Last seen for boys in 1973 at #5,101
Given to girls 90.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1919 · 214 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,290since 1887
Vernice 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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | — | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | — | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | — | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | — | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | — | |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #1,946 | 42 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #2,340 | 33 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #2,023 | 38 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #1,749 | 45 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,581 | 51 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,796 | 40 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,528 | 53 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #1,470 | 59 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #1,449 | 59 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #1,407 | 62 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #1,435 | 60 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #1,312 | 70 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #1,149 | 86 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #1,153 | 85 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #1,159 | 83 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #1,151 | 81 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #1,034 | 94 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #1,014 | 93 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #1,026 | 88 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #1,067 | 78 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #1,005 | 86 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #916 | 94 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #909 | 95 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #1,001 | 76 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #958 | 86 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #1,058 | 64 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #914 | 68 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #833 | 84 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #879 | 79 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #946 | 69 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #786 | 84 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #808 | 77 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #724 | 89 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #737 | 87 | #1,476 | 21 |
| 1937 | #700 | 95 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #638 | 106 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #618 | 110 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #625 | 113 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #612 | 112 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #562 | 135 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #558 | 138 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #571 | 142 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #625 | 121 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | #549 | 161 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #527 | 179 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #523 | 179 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #553 | 169 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #548 | 176 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #458 | 225 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #476 | 209 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #500 | 197 | #1,360 | 30 |
| 1920 | #545 | 170 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #451 | 214 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #565 | 158 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #577 | 137 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #547 | 147 | #1,505 | 22 |
| 1915 | #505 | 151 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #518 | 117 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #544 | 87 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #553 | 78 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #585 | 53 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #747 | 29 | — | |
| 1908 | #639 | 36 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #624 | 36 | — | |
| 1906 | #661 | 30 | — | |
| 1905 | #632 | 31 | — | |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #734 | 22 | — | |
| 1901 | #723 | 20 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #821 | 17 | — | |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | — | |
| 1896 | #728 | 19 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Vernice! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Vernice is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#221 · 1 in 1,173
- Virginia#294 · 1 in 2,784
- Minnesota#321 · 1 in 3,083
- Alabama#390 · 1 in 3,553
- Michigan#400 · 1 in 4,882
Best ever in a state: #185 in North Dakota, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #221 | 16 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Virginia | #294 | 9 | 1 in 2,784 |
| Minnesota | #321 | 7 | 1 in 3,083 |
| Alabama | #390 | 7 | 1 in 3,553 |
| Michigan | #400 | 7 | 1 in 4,882 |
| Oklahoma | #443 | 5 | 1 in 3,962 |
| Missouri | #497 | 5 | 1 in 5,713 |
| Pennsylvania | #513 | 8 | 1 in 11,677 |
| Illinois | #546 | 6 | 1 in 9,705 |
| Texas | #775 | 6 | 1 in 7,878 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Vernice
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2011
- Biggest jump: 698 spots in 1896 (#1,426 → #728)
- Biggest drop: 267 spots in 1894 (#794 → #1,061)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1919 at #451 (214 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1896–1945
- Highest: 1 in 5,281 girls born in 1919 were named Vernice (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 351,813 girls born in 2011 (0.00%)
- 24.5% of all girls named Vernice (1,786) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #1,036 (1888) | #1,110 |
| 1890s | 98 | #728 (1896) | #963 |
| 1900s | 261 | #624 (1907) | #725 |
| 1910s | 1,191 | #451 (1919) | #544 |
| 1920s | 1,786 | #458 (1923) | #530 |
| 1930s | 1,127 | #558 (1931) | #635 |
| 1940s | 782 | #786 (1941) | #909 |
| 1950s | 868 | #916 (1950) | #1,067 |
| 1960s | 537 | #1,312 (1960) | #1,575 |
| 1970s | 268 | #1,946 (1972) | #2,933 |
| 1980s | 179 | #3,017 (1982) | #4,613 |
| 1990s | 130 | #4,694 (1990) | #7,109 |
| 2000s | 40 | #10,745 (2000) | #13,752 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,764 (2011) | #16,764 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Vernice in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 7,892 of them was named Vernice, which outranked 89.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #572Freddie138
- #572Georgiana138
- #572Johnie138
- #577Vernice137
- #577Hedwig137
- #577Tina137
- #577Treva137
- #582Abbie136
- #582Judy136
- #582Margarette136
Tied with 4 names at #577; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 38,562 of them was named Vernice, which outranked 68.8% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,396Tyrus25
- #1,396Vinton25
- #1,396Webb25
- #1,437Vernice24
- #1,437Adelard24
- #1,437Allyn24
- #1,437Almer24
- #1,479Adrien23
- #1,479Algie23
- #1,479Arland23
Tied with 41 names at #1,437; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.