Recorded 1923–1959 Girls' name Peak 1927 23 births

Verdena — girls' name

23 babies named Verdena in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131930s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Verdena was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Verdena in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verdena

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Verdena between 1923 and 1959, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verdena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verdena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Verdena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verdena 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 23 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.

Verdena at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

23

Since 1923

37 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1923

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1959

Verdena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1923

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 1959193719271923 5

Verdena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 57% of Verdena's all-time total
1920s131930s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verdena?
23 babies have been named Verdena since 1923. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Verdena most popular?
Verdena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Verdena been used?
Verdena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 37 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Verdena?
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, 1923–1959 (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.