Girls' name · since 1897
Verba
Verba has 603 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 603
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verba is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 603 have been recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verba has been recorded 603 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1897 to 1960.
- #10,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 603 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verba ranks #10,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 603 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 603
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verba's 603 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Verba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Verba's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Verba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1960
- Peak year (1927)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Verba by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (201 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Verba's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Verba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
126 births
- 1920s
1920s
201 births
- 1930s
1930s
128 births
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 201 births (33% of all-time use).
How Verba compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Verba's total volume
Verba by state
Where Verba concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Verba's data
- Verba's decade-level peak was the 1920s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Verbas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1897–1960 (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 Verba 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.