Recorded 1914–1962 Girls' name Peak 1930 274 births

Verdella — girls' name

274 babies named Verdella in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s711930s861940s371950s281960s6
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Verdella was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

14 babies were named Verdella in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verdella

The Social Security Administration has registered 274 babies named Verdella between 1914 and 1962, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verdella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verdella performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verdella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verdella 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 274 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.

Verdella at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

274

Since 1914

49 years of records

Peak year

1930

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1914

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1962

Verdella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1914

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1930)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 19621947193819331928192319161914 5

Verdella by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
86 births that decade — 31% of Verdella's all-time total
1910s461920s711930s861940s371950s281960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verdella?
274 babies have been named Verdella since 1914. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1930 with 14 births.
When was Verdella most popular?
Verdella was most popular in the 1930s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Verdella been used?
Verdella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 49 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Verdella?
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, 1914–1962 (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.