Vernal vs Vern

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

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Vernal

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Name B

Vern

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Metric Vernal Vern
Current Rank Unranked #10889
Total Births (all years) 1,788 11,490
Peak Year 1916 1920
Peak Year Births 49 274
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vernal Vern
1880ss — 244
1890ss 17 350
1900ss 26 355
1910ss 279 1,538
1920ss 390 2,357
1930ss 336 1,683
1940ss 255 1,591
1950ss 177 1,611
1960ss 140 984
1970ss 81 368
1980ss 64 214
1990ss 13 107
2000ss 10 45
2010ss — 15
2020ss — 28

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vernal 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, 1894–2005.

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