Vernal vs Vernon

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

Name A

Vernal

Boy name

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Name B

Vernon

Boy name · Rank #1553

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Metric Vernal Vernon
Current Rank Unranked #1553
Total Births (all years) 1,788 146,276
Peak Year 1916 1920
Peak Year Births 49 3,144
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vernal Vernon
1880ss — 636
1890ss 17 1,215
1900ss 26 2,053
1910ss 279 16,967
1920ss 390 29,432
1930ss 336 22,196
1940ss 255 20,038
1950ss 177 20,134
1960ss 140 14,410
1970ss 81 7,722
1980ss 64 5,376
1990ss 13 2,839
2000ss 10 1,557
2010ss — 1,159
2020ss — 542

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vernal 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, 1894–2005.

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