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
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 3,144 births
- Debut · boys
- 56 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 146,413since 1880
Vernon over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | — | #1,382 | 133 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,556 | 112 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,623 | 107 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,523 | 118 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,442 | 125 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,849 | 80 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,485 | 115 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,593 | 103 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,467 | 115 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,520 | 111 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,538 | 106 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,385 | 123 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,459 | 113 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,407 | 118 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,404 | 118 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,263 | 138 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,453 | 115 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,271 | 137 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,171 | 151 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,154 | 146 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,170 | 136 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,080 | 147 | |
| 2003 | — | #942 | 174 | |
| 2002 | — | #913 | 176 | |
| 2001 | — | #871 | 184 | |
| 2000 | — | #818 | 196 | |
| 1999 | — | #748 | 214 | |
| 1998 | — | #747 | 216 | |
| 1997 | — | #687 | 234 | |
| 1996 | — | #655 | 255 | |
| 1995 | — | #689 | 237 | |
| 1994 | — | #627 | 277 | |
| 1993 | — | #588 | 306 | |
| 1992 | — | #567 | 323 | |
| 1991 | — | #506 | 383 | |
| 1990 | — | #488 | 394 | |
| 1989 | — | #467 | 408 | |
| 1988 | — | #419 | 463 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #390 | 488 |
| 1986 | — | #404 | 447 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #345 | 547 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #336 | 552 |
| 1983 | — | #331 | 559 | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #333 | 573 |
| 1981 | — | #305 | 631 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #290 | 707 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #309 | 631 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #300 | 622 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #278 | 695 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #290 | 649 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #277 | 690 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #258 | 752 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #247 | 790 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #245 | 865 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #243 | 942 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #224 | 1,086 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #220 | 1,069 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #203 | 1,143 |
| 1967 | — | #203 | 1,141 | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #191 | 1,284 |
| 1965 | — | #188 | 1,358 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #174 | 1,568 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #190 | 1,572 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #182 | 1,673 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #175 | 1,771 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #173 | 1,830 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #172 | 1,790 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #164 | 1,927 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #161 | 1,976 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #151 | 2,057 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #146 | 2,035 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #144 | 2,097 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #141 | 2,059 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #137 | 2,082 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #131 | 2,104 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #134 | 2,006 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #141 | 1,951 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #136 | 2,034 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #134 | 2,114 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | #130 | 1,966 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #118 | 1,936 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #119 | 1,924 |
| 1943 | #1,664 | 26 | #117 | 2,093 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #114 | 2,103 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #108 | 1,976 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #105 | 1,941 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #100 | 1,994 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #103 | 1,958 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #96 | 2,076 |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | #93 | 2,028 |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | #94 | 2,112 |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 | #89 | 2,227 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | #83 | 2,206 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #78 | 2,428 |
| 1931 | #1,028 | 46 | #74 | 2,465 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | #72 | 2,703 |
| 1929 | #1,306 | 33 | #71 | 2,683 |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | #70 | 2,852 |
| 1927 | #1,035 | 55 | #71 | 2,852 |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | #66 | 2,953 |
| 1925 | #1,020 | 54 | #67 | 2,912 |
| 1924 | #1,069 | 53 | #68 | 3,008 |
| 1923 | #1,111 | 47 | #67 | 2,956 |
| 1922 | #917 | 64 | #68 | 3,003 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 | #68 | 3,069 |
| 1920 | #989 | 55 | #65 | 3,144 |
| 1919 | #902 | 61 | #65 | 2,929 |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | #66 | 2,971 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 | #71 | 2,463 |
| 1916 | #1,100 | 41 | #75 | 2,288 |
| 1915 | #990 | 45 | #80 | 2,060 |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | #83 | 1,455 |
| 1913 | #946 | 32 | #83 | 1,143 |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | #90 | 889 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #96 | 418 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | #94 | 351 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | #97 | 284 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | #93 | 285 |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | #109 | 222 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #97 | 223 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #104 | 208 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #117 | 178 |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | #109 | 179 |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | #109 | 175 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #131 | 129 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #133 | 170 |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | #123 | 130 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #126 | 143 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | #114 | 152 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | #131 | 129 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | #129 | 131 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #119 | 131 |
| 1893 | — | #136 | 112 | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #148 | 108 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #141 | 96 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #169 | 83 |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | #183 | 73 |
| 1888 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1887 | — | #157 | 79 | |
| 1886 | — | #182 | 73 | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #183 | 71 |
| 1884 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1883 | — | #232 | 46 | |
| 1882 | — | #225 | 53 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #197 | 57 |
| 1880 | — | #213 | 56 | |
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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#135 · 1 in 802
- New Mexico#153 · 1 in 677
- Kentucky#161 · 1 in 1,226
- Oklahoma#169 · 1 in 1,168
- Oregon#187 · 1 in 1,457
Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #135 | 27 | 1 in 802 |
| New Mexico | #153 | 14 | 1 in 677 |
| Kentucky | #161 | 23 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 17 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Oregon | #187 | 12 | 1 in 1,457 |
| West Virginia | #188 | 9 | 1 in 1,585 |
| North Carolina | #195 | 29 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Arkansas | #196 | 12 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Ohio | #201 | 43 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Missouri | #202 | 21 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Indiana | #210 | 21 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Tennessee | #213 | 19 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Hawaii | #221 | 6 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Wisconsin | #224 | 12 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Louisiana | #230 | 26 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Florida | #239 | 31 | 1 in 1,614 |
| Connecticut | #243 | 7 | 1 in 2,285 |
| Virginia | #254 | 16 | 1 in 2,034 |
| South Carolina | #257 | 11 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Alabama | #258 | 14 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Arizona | #263 | 11 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Michigan | #270 | 22 | 1 in 2,924 |
| Minnesota | #275 | 8 | 1 in 3,596 |
| Mississippi | #280 | 10 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Colorado | #285 | 8 | 1 in 2,452 |
| Texas | #288 | 59 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Georgia | #292 | 17 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Illinois | #302 | 33 | 1 in 2,466 |
| Washington | #308 | 9 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Pennsylvania | #309 | 18 | 1 in 4,121 |
| New York | #329 | 37 | 1 in 3,071 |
| Massachusetts | #340 | 6 | 1 in 5,503 |
| California | #411 | 41 | 1 in 4,035 |
| New Jersey | #423 | 8 | 1 in 5,210 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #65 (3,144 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 43 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1908–1937
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2003
- 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
- 20.1% of all boys named Vernon (29,432) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 636 | #157 (1887) | #200 |
| 1890s | 1,215 | #114 (1897) | #134 |
| 1900s | 2,053 | #93 (1908) | #110 |
| 1910s | 16,967 | #65 (1919) | #80 |
| 1920s | 29,432 | #65 (1920) | #68 |
| 1930s | 22,197 | #72 (1930) | #88 |
| 1940s | 20,038 | #105 (1940) | #122 |
| 1950s | 20,133 | #131 (1951) | #148 |
| 1960s | 14,409 | #173 (1960) | #190 |
| 1970s | 7,722 | #224 (1970) | #267 |
| 1980s | 5,375 | #290 (1980) | #362 |
| 1990s | 2,839 | #488 (1990) | #630 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | #818 (2000) | #1,084 |
| 2010s | 1,160 | #1,263 (2010) | #1,452 |
| 2020s | 675 | #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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 255,524 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 25.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,567Zita7
- #7,567Zola7
- #7,567Zondra7
- #8,444Vernon6
- #8,444Abagail6
- #8,444Abeer6
- #8,444Abigayle6
- #9,652Abelina5
- #9,652Adalia5
- #9,652Adamma5
Tied with 1,207 names at #8,444; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 2,364 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 95.9% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.