How Many People Are Named Vern?
people named Vern are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 92,649 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,982 babies named Vern in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
282 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of VERNON.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Vern, 3.1% were girls and 96.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vern alive today is about 66 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vern first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 282 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vern has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #273, in 1895. In 2025 it ranked #10,603.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,603 |
| Best rank | #273 (1895) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #387 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vern alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vern were born in California than in any other state: about 325 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Vern was given 11.1 times as often in Utah, 9.3 times in Idaho and 6.7 times in South Dakota.
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