Verlan vs Vern

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

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Verlan

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Name B

Vern

Boy name · Rank #10889

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Metric Verlan Vern
Current Rank Unranked #10889
Total Births (all years) 319 11,490
Peak Year 1927 1920
Peak Year Births 16 274
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Verlan Vern
1880ss — 244
1890ss — 350
1900ss — 355
1910ss 20 1,538
1920ss 74 2,357
1930ss 96 1,683
1940ss 57 1,591
1950ss 61 1,611
1960ss 11 984
1970ss — 368
1980ss — 214
1990ss — 107
2000ss — 45
2010ss — 15
2020ss — 28

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Verlan Vern
2016 — 7
2021 — 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 8
2024 — 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, 1916–1968.

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