Vergil vs Vern

Side-by-side comparison of Vergil and Vern — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Vergil

Boy name · Rank #7751

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Name B

Vern

Boy name · Rank #10889

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Metric Vergil Vern
Current Rank #7751 #10889
Total Births (all years) 1,949 11,490
Peak Year 1920 1920
Peak Year Births 71 274
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vergil Vern
1880ss 5 244
1890ss 17 350
1900ss 51 355
1910ss 406 1,538
1920ss 527 2,357
1930ss 289 1,683
1940ss 169 1,591
1950ss 131 1,611
1960ss 84 984
1970ss 64 368
1980ss 39 214
1990ss 14 107
2000ss — 45
2010ss 71 15
2020ss 82 28

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vergil Vern
2014 7 —
2015 6 —
2016 13 7
2017 6 —
2018 11 —
2019 15 —
2020 18 —
2021 14 6
2022 25 8
2023 15 8
2024 10 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1886–2024.

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