Vern vs Vernon

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

Name A

Vern

Boy name · Rank #10889

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Name B

Vernon

Boy name · Rank #1553

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Metric Vern Vernon
Current Rank #10889 #1553
Total Births (all years) 11,490 146,276
Peak Year 1920 1920
Peak Year Births 274 3,144
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vern Vernon
1880ss 244 636
1890ss 350 1,215
1900ss 355 2,053
1910ss 1,538 16,967
1920ss 2,357 29,432
1930ss 1,683 22,196
1940ss 1,591 20,038
1950ss 1,611 20,134
1960ss 984 14,410
1970ss 368 7,722
1980ss 214 5,376
1990ss 107 2,839
2000ss 45 1,557
2010ss 15 1,159
2020ss 28 542

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vern Vernon
2014 — 123
2015 — 106
2016 7 111
2017 — 115
2018 — 103
2019 — 114
2020 — 80
2021 6 125
2022 8 118
2023 8 107
2024 6 112

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, 1880–2024.

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