Girls' name · since 2012
Veralynn
113 babies named Veralynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Veralynn is the #11676 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 113 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Veralynn recorded 113 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #11676 nationally today, ahead of 32% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #25,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,676 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 113 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veralynn ranks #25,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,676 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 113 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 113
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Veralynn's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Veralynn compares
113 27th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Veralynn's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Veralynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 113 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Veralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Veralynn splits its recorded history at 2018: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Veralynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Veralynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Veralynn's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Veralynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Veralynn's data
- Veralynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Veralynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Veralynn 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.