Verlyn vs Vernon

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

Name A

Verlyn

Boy name

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Name B

Vernon

Boy name · Rank #1553

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Metric Verlyn Vernon
Current Rank Unranked #1553
Total Births (all years) 1,432 146,276
Peak Year 1928 1920
Peak Year Births 56 3,144
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Verlyn Vernon
1880ss — 636
1890ss — 1,215
1900ss — 2,053
1910ss 63 16,967
1920ss 293 29,432
1930ss 427 22,196
1940ss 245 20,038
1950ss 258 20,134
1960ss 118 14,410
1970ss 18 7,722
1980ss 5 5,376
1990ss 5 2,839
2000ss — 1,557
2010ss — 1,159
2020ss — 542

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Verlyn Vernon
2014 — 123
2015 — 106
2016 — 111
2017 — 115
2018 — 103
2019 — 114
2020 — 80
2021 — 125
2022 — 118
2023 — 107
2024 — 112

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, 1914–1997.

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