Unisex name · since 1914
Verdis
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 166 babies named Verdis, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verdis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verdis has been recorded 166 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1976.
- #14,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verdis ranks #14,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verdis's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Verdis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verdis splits its recorded history at 1937: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verdis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1976
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Verdis popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1913 (Verdis as girls' name)
Verdis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Verdis's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Verdis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Verdis's data
- Verdis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Verdis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Verdis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.