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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #65, 1920boys
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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—#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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedAKMaine: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 369 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedNHWashington: #63 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 258 boysWAIdaho: #82 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 310 boysIDMontana: #72 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 278 boysMTNorth Dakota: #34 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 128 boysNDMinnesota: #35 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 173 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 509 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 262 boysWIMichigan: #110 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 679 boysMINew York: #173 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,856 boysNYMassachusetts: #116 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,234 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedRIOregon: #39 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 173 boysORNevada: #24 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 70 boysNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 256 boysWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 191 boysSDIowa: #54 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 237 boysIAIndiana: #93 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 521 boysINOhio: #89 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 567 boysOHPennsylvania: #138 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,262 boysPANew Jersey: #151 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,495 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 583 boysCAUtah: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 474 boysUTColorado: #49 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 202 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 229 boysNEMissouri: #60 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 262 boysMOKentucky: #47 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 245 boysKYWest Virginia: #87 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 496 boysWVVirginia: #78 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 390 boysVAMaryland: #39 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 179 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedDEArizona: #111 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 422 boysAZNew Mexico: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 796 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 212 boysKSArkansas: #58 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 278 boysARTennessee: #80 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 441 boysTNNorth Carolina: #90 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 486 boysNCSouth Carolina: #108 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 644 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Vernon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #51 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 227 boysOKLouisiana: #90 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 395 boysLAMississippi: #94 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 490 boysMSAlabama: #106 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 556 boysALGeorgia: #101 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 524 boysGAHawaii: #74 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 342 boysHITexas: #94 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 413 boysTXFlorida: #72 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 325 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#24 · 1 in 70
  2. North Dakota#34 · 1 in 128
  3. Minnesota#35 · 1 in 173
  4. Oregon#39 · 1 in 173
  5. Maryland#39 · 1 in 179

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#2461 in 70
North Dakota#34461 in 128
Minnesota#351151 in 173
Maryland#39631 in 179
Oregon#39311 in 173
Kentucky#471081 in 245
South Dakota#47281 in 191
Colorado#49401 in 202
Kansas#50651 in 212
Oklahoma#511001 in 227
Iowa#54801 in 237
Nebraska#55471 in 229
Wisconsin#56881 in 262
Arkansas#58651 in 278
Missouri#601051 in 262
Washington#63371 in 258
Wyoming#7061 in 256
Florida#72361 in 325
Montana#72141 in 278
Hawaii#7491 in 342
Virginia#78561 in 390
Maine#79171 in 369
Tennessee#80581 in 441
Idaho#82121 in 310
West Virginia#87361 in 496
Ohio#89811 in 567
Illinois#901001 in 509
Louisiana#90481 in 395
North Carolina#90711 in 486
Indiana#93441 in 521
Mississippi#94401 in 490
Texas#941411 in 413
Georgia#101551 in 524
Alabama#106501 in 556
South Carolina#108301 in 644
California#109611 in 583
Michigan#110551 in 679
Arizona#11191 in 422
Massachusetts#116231 in 1,234
Utah#116101 in 474
Pennsylvania#138561 in 1,262
New Jersey#151161 in 1,495
New York#173451 in 1,856
New Mexico#18161 in 796
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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 1934

girls
#1,263
32 births · 1 in 32,632 girls
boys
#89
2,227 births · 1 in 464 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #1,263Vernon32

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #89Vernon2,227
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 32,632 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 74.6% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vernon
  1. #1,236Vernita33
  2. #1,236Wanita33
  3. #1,236Wynema33
  4. #1,263Vernon32
  5. #1,263Alida32
  6. #1,263Annmarie32
  7. #1,263Beaulah32
  8. #1,292Bernetta31
  9. #1,292Bonna31
  10. #1,292Elvia31

Tied with 28 names at #1,263; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 464 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vernon
  1. #86Leo2,309
  2. #87Leon2,306
  3. #88Allen2,241
  4. #89Vernon2,227
  5. #90Jim2,207
  6. #91Martin2,178
  7. #92Eddie2,169
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →