Recorded 1916–1929 Boys' name Peak 1922 29 births

Verden — boys' name

29 babies named Verden in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Verden was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Verden in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verden

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Verden between 1916 and 1929, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Verden shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verden 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 29 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.

Verden at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

29

Since 1916

14 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1916

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1929

Verden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1916

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Verden by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 62% of Verden's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verden?
29 babies have been named Verden since 1916. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Verden most popular?
Verden was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Verden been used?
Verden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 14 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Verden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1929 (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.