Verse vs Vern

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

Name A

Verse

Boy name · Rank #8235

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Name B

Vern

Boy name · Rank #10889

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Verse Vern
Current Rank #8235 #10889
Total Births (all years) 34 11,490
Peak Year 2024 1920
Peak Year Births 10 274
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2019 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Verse Vern
1880ss — 244
1890ss — 350
1900ss — 355
1910ss — 1,538
1920ss — 2,357
1930ss — 1,683
1940ss — 1,591
1950ss — 1,611
1960ss — 984
1970ss — 368
1980ss — 214
1990ss — 107
2000ss — 45
2010ss 7 15
2020ss 27 28

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Verse Vern
2016 — 7
2019 7 —
2020 5 —
2021 6 6
2022 6 8
2023 — 8
2024 10 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, 2019–2024.

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