Total births
49
Girls' name · since 1914
Verbal
49 babies named Verbal in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 1914–1922
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Verbal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1914.
Verbal has 49 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1922.
- 49 total births
- 1914–1922 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
49 girls have been named Verbal since 1914, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1922.
- 49
- total births
- 1914–1922
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Verbal was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
9 babies were named Verbal in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Verbal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Verbal's SSA record in two at 1919 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Verbal at a glance
Last recorded 1922Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Verbal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1922
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Verbal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Verbal's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Verbal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 27 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Verbal? ▼
Verbal has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1922. 9 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Verbal most popular? ▼
Verbal was most popular in the 1910s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Verbal been used? ▼
Records for Verbal go back to 1914, giving 9 years of history through 1922.
What names are similar to Verbal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Verbal's data
- Verbal's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1920s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Verbal
Nearby Names Like Verbal
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Verbal
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Verda Girl
8,062 births
Vernice Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1914–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Verbal: Baby Name Since 1914 - 49 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/verbal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Verbal 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 July 2026.