Recorded 1906–1958 Unisex name Peak 1923 453 births

Vearl — boys' name

453 babies named Vearl in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s901920s1441930s851940s901950s33
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Vearl was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

22 babies were named Vearl in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vearl

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Vearl between 1906 and 1958, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vearl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Vearl is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 70 additional births since 1911.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vearl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vearl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vearl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 453 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vearl at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

453

Since 1906

53 years of records

Peak year

1923

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1906

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1958

Vearl popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1906

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1923)
22
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 195819481942193519291923191719071906 6

Vearl popularity over time — girls

70 total births recorded since 1911 (Vearl as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 70 births
4681012 19431932192619221920191919181917191619151911 5

Vearl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
144 births that decade — 32% of Vearl's all-time total
1900s111910s901920s1441930s851940s901950s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vearl?
453 babies have been named Vearl since 1906. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1923 with 22 births.
When was Vearl most popular?
Vearl was most popular in the 1920s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Vearl a unisex name?
Yes, Vearl is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 453 births, and as a girl's name it has 70 births.
How long has the name Vearl been used?
Vearl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 53 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Vearl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veasna, Veachel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.