Verlene vs Vera

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

Name A

Verlene

Girl name

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Name B

Vera

Girl name · Rank #226

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Metric Verlene Vera
Current Rank Unranked #226
Total Births (all years) 1,874 147,970
Peak Year 1939 1918
Peak Year Births 63 3,923
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Verlene Vera
1880ss — 1,365
1890ss — 6,377
1900ss — 10,457
1910ss 53 28,289
1920ss 285 32,542
1930ss 507 18,022
1940ss 416 12,189
1950ss 388 11,041
1960ss 182 6,031
1970ss 38 2,259
1980ss 5 1,311
1990ss — 869
2000ss — 1,612
2010ss — 9,052
2020ss — 6,554

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Verlene Vera
2014 — 891
2015 — 1,054
2016 — 1,059
2017 — 1,160
2018 — 1,264
2019 — 1,284
2020 — 1,221
2021 — 1,310
2022 — 1,339
2023 — 1,333
2024 — 1,351

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, 1915–1981.

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