Unisex name · since 1906
Vearl
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 453 babies named Vearl, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
453 boys have been named Vearl since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vearl has been recorded 453 times among boys since 1906, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1958.
- #8,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 453 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vearl ranks #8,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 453 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vearl's 453 recorded births place it above 81.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vearl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vearl splits its recorded history at 1932: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vearl popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1958
- Peak year (1923)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Vearl popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1911 (Vearl as girls' name)
Vearl by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (144 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Vearl's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Vearl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
144 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s
1940s
90 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 144 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vearl's data
- Vearl's decade-level peak was the 1920s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vearl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vearl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.