How Many People Are Named Verna?
people named Verna are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 18,935 people in the US has this name
Based on 69,638 babies named Verna in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,885 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of VERNON, sometimes associated with the Latin word vernus "spring". It has been in use since the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Verna, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Verna alive today is about 69 years old, and 80% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Verna first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 1,885 babies. In 2025, 44 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Verna has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #117, in 1906. In 2025 it ranked #3,512.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,512 |
| Best rank | #117 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #152 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Verna alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Verna were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 1,361 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Verna was given 2.6 times as often in North Dakota, 2.4 times in South Dakota and 2.1 times in Idaho.
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