Recorded 1902–1938 Girls' name Peak 1919 183 births

Verbie — girls' name

183 babies named Verbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s71910s671920s741930s35
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Verbie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

20 babies were named Verbie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Verbie between 1902 and 1938, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verbie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verbie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Verbie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Verbie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verbie 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 183 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.

Verbie at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

183

Since 1902

37 years of records

Peak year

1919

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1902

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1938

Verbie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1902

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1919)
20
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 19381931192619231920191719141902 7

Verbie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1936 (Verbie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1936 5

Verbie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 40% of Verbie's all-time total
1900s71910s671920s741930s35

Verbie by state

Where Verbie concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Verbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
15 8.2%
Alabama share of Verbie's total US births 8.2%

15 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verbie?
183 babies have been named Verbie since 1902. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1919 with 20 births.
When was Verbie most popular?
Verbie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Verbie most popular?
The top states for the name Verbie are Alabama (15 births).
How long has the name Verbie been used?
Verbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 37 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Verbie?
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, 1902–1938 (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.