Vernon

Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825 · #1,382 for boys in 2025, 133 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1920 · 3,144 births
Debut · boys
56 births
In top 100 · boys
32 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
146,413
since 1880

Vernon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #65, 1920boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,382133
2024—#1,556112
2023—#1,623107
2022—#1,523118
2021—#1,442125
2020—#1,84980
2019—#1,485115
2018—#1,593103
2017—#1,467115
2016—#1,520111
2015—#1,538106
2014—#1,385123
2013—#1,459113
2012—#1,407118
2011—#1,404118
2010—#1,263138
2009—#1,453115
2008—#1,271137
2007—#1,171151
2006—#1,154146
2005—#1,170136
2004—#1,080147
2003—#942174
2002—#913176
2001—#871184
2000—#818196
1999—#748214
1998—#747216
1997—#687234
1996—#655255
1995—#689237
1994—#627277
1993—#588306
1992—#567323
1991—#506383
1990—#488394
1989—#467408
1988—#419463
1987#9,8256#390488
1986—#404447
1985#8,3187#345547
1984#7,3988#336552
1983—#331559
1982#5,53412#333573
1981—#305631
1980#9,0956#290707
1979#10,2105#309631
1978#7,6497#300622
1977#8,4446#278695
1976#5,60110#290649
1975#5,51610#277690
1974#6,9007#258752
1973#5,19110#247790
1972#4,79311#245865
1971#4,81011#243942
1970#4,24613#2241,086
1969#4,41811#2201,069
1968#3,61014#2031,143
1967—#2031,141
1966#3,40014#1911,284
1965—#1881,358
1964#5,4747#1741,568
1963#3,45814#1901,572
1962#2,92218#1821,673
1961#2,75220#1751,771
1960#2,82019#1731,830
1959#2,98016#1721,790
1958#2,97216#1641,927
1957#2,92616#1611,976
1956#2,62219#1512,057
1955#2,83916#1462,035
1954#2,59218#1442,097
1953#2,12224#1412,059
1952#2,80615#1372,082
1951#2,11622#1312,104
1950#2,43617#1342,006
1949#2,41017#1411,951
1948#2,12621#1362,034
1947#1,89726#1342,114
1946#2,73913#1301,966
1945#2,74211#1181,936
1944#2,40114#1191,924
1943#1,66426#1172,093
1942#1,76023#1142,103
1941#1,81020#1081,976
1940#2,02916#1051,941
1939#1,94717#1001,994
1938#2,44712#1031,958
1937#1,78419#962,076
1936#1,50724#932,028
1935#1,35629#942,112
1934#1,26332#892,227
1933#1,36428#832,206
1932#1,48826#782,428
1931#1,02846#742,465
1930#1,16141#722,703
1929#1,30633#712,683
1928#1,11546#702,852
1927#1,03555#712,852
1926#1,04551#662,953
1925#1,02054#672,912
1924#1,06953#683,008
1923#1,11147#672,956
1922#91764#683,003
1921#1,01754#683,069
1920#98955#653,144
1919#90261#652,929
1918#1,03149#662,971
1917#98650#712,463
1916#1,10041#752,288
1915#99045#802,060
1914#1,34422#831,455
1913#94632#831,143
1912#1,08023#90889
1911#1,9567#96418
1910#1,06917#94351
1909#1,01516#97284
1908#1,13513#93285
1907#1,03714#109222
1906#1,4168#97223
1905#1,01114#104208
1904#96514#117178
1903#1,07611#109179
1902#97213#109175
1901#1,2278#131129
1900#94116#133170
1899#1,03410#123130
1898#1,3797#126143
1897#98211#114152
1896#84315#131129
1895#98611#129131
1894#1,1368#119131
1893—#136112
1892#1,1717#148108
1891#9439#14196
1890#1,2106#16983
1889#83910#18373
1888—#19078
1887—#15779
1886—#18273
1885#1,0475#18371
1884—#24050
1883—#23246
1882—#22553
1881#8305#19757
1880—#21356
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Vernon was already there! It came in at #213, and was given to 56 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 58 boys a year got the name.

Where Vernon is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedAKMaine: #96 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 483 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedNHWashington: #66 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 273 boysWAIdaho: #62 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 233 boysIDMontana: #57 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 229 boysMTNorth Dakota: #18 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 94 boysNDMinnesota: #32 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 144 boysMNIllinois: #76 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 435 boysILWisconsin: #39 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 183 boysWIMichigan: #84 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 461 boysMINew York: #142 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,364 boysNYMassachusetts: #136 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,747 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedRIOregon: #26 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 126 boysORNevada: #22 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 67 boysNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 262 boysWYSouth Dakota: #31 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 144 boysSDIowa: #36 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 172 boysIAIndiana: #77 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 406 boysINOhio: #77 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 480 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,144 boysPANew Jersey: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,455 boysNJConnecticut: #116 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,045 boysCTCalifornia: #101 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 458 boysCAUtah: #85 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 329 boysUTColorado: #57 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 248 boysCONebraska: #54 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 211 boysNEMissouri: #49 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 217 boysMOKentucky: #52 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 256 boysKYWest Virginia: #60 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 336 boysWVVirginia: #58 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 281 boysVAMaryland: #44 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 203 boysMDDelaware: #55 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 263 boysDEArizona: #111 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 393 boysAZNew Mexico: #137 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 562 boysNMKansas: #46 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 182 boysKSArkansas: #57 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 232 boysARTennessee: #78 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 393 boysTNNorth Carolina: #61 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 337 boysNCSouth Carolina: #95 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 520 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #88 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 599 boysDCOklahoma: #53 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 233 boysOKLouisiana: #88 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 372 boysLAMississippi: #96 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 484 boysMSAlabama: #99 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 536 boysALGeorgia: #111 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 599 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedHITexas: #76 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 355 boysTXFlorida: #77 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 382 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#18 · 1 in 94
  2. Nevada#22 · 1 in 67
  3. Oregon#26 · 1 in 126
  4. South Dakota#31 · 1 in 144
  5. Minnesota#32 · 1 in 144

Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#18651 in 94
Nevada#2251 in 67
Oregon#26441 in 126
South Dakota#31401 in 144
Minnesota#321401 in 144
Iowa#361131 in 172
Wisconsin#391341 in 183
Maryland#44601 in 203
Kansas#46821 in 182
Missouri#491301 in 217
Kentucky#521001 in 256
Oklahoma#531001 in 233
Nebraska#54541 in 211
Delaware#5561 in 263
Arkansas#57751 in 232
Colorado#57341 in 248
Montana#57171 in 229
Virginia#58791 in 281
West Virginia#60511 in 336
North Carolina#61991 in 337
Idaho#62151 in 233
Washington#66351 in 273
Wyoming#7061 in 262
Illinois#761331 in 435
Texas#761661 in 355
Florida#77311 in 382
Indiana#77631 in 406
Ohio#771081 in 480
Tennessee#78641 in 393
Michigan#84921 in 461
Utah#85151 in 329
District of Columbia#8861 in 599
Louisiana#88511 in 372
South Carolina#95341 in 520
Maine#96131 in 483
Mississippi#96421 in 484
Alabama#99501 in 536
California#101831 in 458
Arizona#111121 in 393
Georgia#111471 in 599
Connecticut#116111 in 1,045
Pennsylvania#129711 in 1,144
Massachusetts#136181 in 1,747
New Mexico#13781 in 562
New Jersey#140201 in 1,455
New York#142701 in 1,364
Alaska———
Hawaii———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 Vernon
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 174 spots since 2024 (#1,556 → #1,382)
  • 467 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #1,382)
  • 156 spots since 2015 (#1,538 → #1,382)
  • Biggest jump: 57 spots in 1885 (#240 → #183)
  • Biggest drop: 138 spots in 2004 (#942 → #1,080)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #65 (3,144 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 43 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1908–1937
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 335
  • Highest: 1 in 335 boys born in 1919 were named Vernon (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,843 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #65 in 1920, was only 1 in 339 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.1% of all boys named Vernon (29,432) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s636#157 (1887)#200
1890s1,215#114 (1897)#134
1900s2,053#93 (1908)#110
1910s16,967#65 (1919)#80
1920s29,432#65 (1920)#68
1930s22,197#72 (1930)#88
1940s20,038#105 (1940)#122
1950s20,133#131 (1951)#148
1960s14,409#173 (1960)#190
1970s7,722#224 (1970)#267
1980s5,375#290 (1980)#362
1990s2,839#488 (1990)#630
2000s1,562#818 (2000)#1,084
2010s1,160#1,263 (2010)#1,452
2020s675#1,382 (2025)#1,563

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.

Vernon in 1930

girls
#1,161
41 births · 1 in 27,462 girls
boys
#72
2,703 births · 1 in 406 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #1,161Vernon41

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #72Vernon2,703
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 27,462 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 77.9% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vernon
  1. #1,144Savannah42
  2. #1,144Toby42
  3. #1,144Willadean42
  4. #1,161Vernon41
  5. #1,161Angelica41
  6. #1,161Arlys41
  7. #1,161Charity41
  8. #1,181Elia40
  9. #1,181Erline40
  10. #1,181Euna40

Tied with 19 names at #1,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 406 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vernon
  1. #69Lloyd2,838
  2. #70Gene2,787
  3. #71Glenn2,758
  4. #72Vernon2,703
  5. #73Clifford2,696
  6. #74Frederick2,694
  7. #75Philip2,655
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →