Recorded 1914–1960 Boys' name Peak 1916 226 births

Verdon — boys' name

226 babies named Verdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s671920s751930s571940s111950s111960s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Verdon was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Verdon in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Verdon between 1914 and 1960, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verdon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verdon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verdon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verdon 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 226 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.

Verdon at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

226

Since 1914

47 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1914

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1960

Verdon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1914

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 19601941193619311925192119171914 5

Verdon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
75 births that decade — 33% of Verdon's all-time total
1910s671920s751930s571940s111950s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verdon?
226 babies have been named Verdon since 1914. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Verdon most popular?
Verdon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Verdon been used?
Verdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 47 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Verdon?
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, 1914–1960 (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.