Vernice vs Vera

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

Name A

Vernice

Girl name

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Name B

Vera

Girl name · Rank #226

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Metric Vernice Vera
Current Rank Unranked #226
Total Births (all years) 7,290 147,970
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 225 3,923
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1887 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vernice Vera
1880ss 18 1,365
1890ss 98 6,377
1900ss 261 10,457
1910ss 1,191 28,289
1920ss 1,786 32,542
1930ss 1,127 18,022
1940ss 782 12,189
1950ss 868 11,041
1960ss 537 6,031
1970ss 268 2,259
1980ss 179 1,311
1990ss 130 869
2000ss 40 1,612
2010ss 5 9,052
2020ss — 6,554

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vernice 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, 1887–2011.

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