Vernie
Last seen for girls in 1978 at #8,562 · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 58.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1897 · 48 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,959since 1880
Vernie 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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| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
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| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,674 | 14 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | — | #2,464 | 15 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #2,213 | 17 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | — | #1,918 | 17 | |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #1,602 | 25 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #1,620 | 24 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #1,593 | 24 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #1,345 | 34 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | #1,292 | 34 |
| 1953 | #2,071 | 25 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #1,485 | 26 |
| 1951 | #1,885 | 27 | #1,261 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | #1,123 | 40 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1948 | #1,439 | 41 | #1,487 | 24 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | #1,019 | 45 |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1944 | #1,433 | 32 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1943 | #1,228 | 43 | #1,088 | 39 |
| 1942 | #1,206 | 43 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #1,310 | 34 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,088 | 44 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #1,066 | 45 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1938 | #984 | 52 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #1,002 | 49 | #1,000 | 40 |
| 1936 | #1,115 | 40 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | #984 | 49 | #1,057 | 37 |
| 1934 | #905 | 57 | #1,038 | 39 |
| 1933 | #845 | 63 | #834 | 55 |
| 1932 | #869 | 64 | #862 | 55 |
| 1931 | #876 | 61 | #997 | 44 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 | #782 | 67 |
| 1929 | #1,015 | 51 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1928 | #781 | 84 | #963 | 50 |
| 1927 | #771 | 88 | #964 | 52 |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | #842 | 61 |
| 1925 | #786 | 88 | #984 | 48 |
| 1924 | #809 | 85 | #737 | 81 |
| 1923 | #757 | 92 | #1,008 | 48 |
| 1922 | #742 | 96 | #818 | 68 |
| 1921 | #750 | 95 | #760 | 77 |
| 1920 | #665 | 118 | #775 | 73 |
| 1919 | #700 | 100 | #777 | 69 |
| 1918 | #688 | 109 | #773 | 71 |
| 1917 | #683 | 101 | #876 | 53 |
| 1916 | #606 | 123 | #781 | 62 |
| 1915 | #605 | 117 | #741 | 65 |
| 1914 | #601 | 89 | #819 | 42 |
| 1913 | #606 | 73 | #696 | 43 |
| 1912 | #563 | 73 | #816 | 29 |
| 1911 | #617 | 48 | #584 | 27 |
| 1910 | #610 | 47 | #546 | 27 |
| 1909 | #500 | 56 | #804 | 13 |
| 1908 | #520 | 49 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #468 | 58 | #664 | 15 |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #587 | 35 | #699 | 12 |
| 1904 | #529 | 39 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #492 | 42 | #505 | 18 |
| 1902 | #467 | 44 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | #487 | 16 |
| 1900 | #531 | 40 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #704 | 20 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #527 | 35 | #435 | 21 |
| 1897 | #420 | 48 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #448 | 42 | #592 | 13 |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 | #521 | 15 |
| 1893 | #449 | 35 | #615 | 11 |
| 1892 | #565 | 24 | #525 | 15 |
| 1891 | #524 | 24 | — | |
| 1890 | #483 | 29 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #429 | 32 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #451 | 30 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #499 | 20 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #446 | 22 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #493 | 14 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | #781 | 6 |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Vernie was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1962, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Vernie is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#275 · 1 in 2,291
- West Virginia#361 · 1 in 3,390
- Kentucky#367 · 1 in 3,508
- Alabama#403 · 1 in 3,839
- Tennessee#492 · 1 in 5,686
Best ever in a state: #222 in South Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #275 | 17 | 1 in 2,291 |
| West Virginia | #361 | 6 | 1 in 3,390 |
| Kentucky | #367 | 9 | 1 in 3,508 |
| Alabama | #403 | 8 | 1 in 3,839 |
| Tennessee | #492 | 5 | 1 in 5,686 |
| Louisiana | #500 | 5 | 1 in 4,688 |
| Oklahoma | #510 | 5 | 1 in 5,262 |
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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 Vernie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1978
- Biggest jump: 229 spots in 1930 (#1,015 → #786)
- Biggest drop: 234 spots in 1929 (#781 → #1,015)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1897 at #420 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1880–1928
- Highest: 1 in 4,879 girls born in 1897 were named Vernie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 255,310 girls born in 1978 (0.00%)
- 22.2% of all girls named Vernie (880) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1978, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 186 | #429 (1889) | #499 |
| 1890s | 334 | #420 (1897) | #502 |
| 1900s | 451 | #467 (1902) | #507 |
| 1910s | 880 | #563 (1912) | #628 |
| 1920s | 868 | #665 (1920) | #796 |
| 1930s | 560 | #786 (1930) | #943 |
| 1940s | 359 | #1,088 (1940) | #1,424 |
| 1950s | 210 | #1,835 (1950) | #2,469 |
| 1960s | 76 | #3,458 (1963) | #4,698 |
| 1970s | 35 | #6,611 (1976) | #8,055 |
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.
Vernie in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 12,980 of them was named Vernie, which outranked 87.2% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 14,305 of them was named Vernie, which outranked 84.8% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).