Recorded 1907–2015 Girls' name Peak 1928 98 births

Verbena — girls' name

98 babies named Verbena in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Verbena was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Verbena in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verbena

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Verbena between 1907 and 2015, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verbena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verbena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Verbena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verbena 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 98 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.

Verbena at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

98

Since 1907

109 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1907

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2015

Verbena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1907

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Verbena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
36 births that decade — 37% of Verbena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verbena?
98 babies have been named Verbena since 1907. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Verbena most popular?
Verbena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Verbena been used?
Verbena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 109 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Verbena?
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.

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, 1907–2015 (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.