Recorded 1895–1961 Girls' name Peak 1948 664 births

Verdia — girls' name

664 babies named Verdia in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s361910s851920s1621930s1471940s1491950s671960s7
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Verdia was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

25 babies were named Verdia in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verdia

The Social Security Administration has registered 664 babies named Verdia between 1895 and 1961, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verdia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verdia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Verdia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Verdia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verdia 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 664 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.

Verdia at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

664

Since 1895

67 years of records

Peak year

1948

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1895

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1961

Verdia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1895

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1948)
25
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Verdia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
162 births that decade — 24% of Verdia's all-time total
1890s111900s361910s851920s1621930s1471940s1491950s671960s7

Verdia by state

Where Verdia concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Verdia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
23 3.5%
#2 Louisiana
16 2.4%
#3 Texas
15 2.3%
Arkansas share of Verdia's total US births 3.5%
Even split

23 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verdia?
664 babies have been named Verdia since 1895. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1948 with 25 births.
When was Verdia most popular?
Verdia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Verdia most popular?
The top states for the name Verdia are Arkansas (23 births), Louisiana (16 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Verdia been used?
Verdia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 67 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Verdia?
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, 1895–1961 (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.