Recorded 1914–1976 Unisex name Peak 1922 166 births

Verdis — boys' name

166 babies named Verdis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s521930s261940s271950s241960s121970s5
1920s
Peak decade

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

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Verdis in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verdis

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Verdis between 1914 and 1976, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verdis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Verdis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 69 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verdis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Verdis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verdis 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 166 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.

Verdis at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

166

Since 1914

63 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1914

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1976

Verdis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1914

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
45678910 19761958194719391929192319181914 5

Verdis popularity over time — girls

69 total births recorded since 1913 (Verdis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 69 births
4.555.566.577.5 195319491945194219391934193019261925192219191913 6

Verdis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 31% of Verdis's all-time total
1910s201920s521930s261940s271950s241960s121970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verdis?
166 babies have been named Verdis since 1914. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Verdis most popular?
Verdis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Verdis a unisex name?
Yes, Verdis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 166 births, and as a girl's name it has 69 births.
How long has the name Verdis been used?
Verdis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 63 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Verdis?
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, 1914–1976 (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.