Total births
55
Girls' name · since 1915
Verene
Verene has 55 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 55
- total births
- 1915–1956
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Verene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1915.
Verene has 55 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1956.
- 55 total births
- 1915–1956 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
55 girls have been named Verene since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1956.
- 55
- total births
- 1915–1956
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Verene was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
8 babies were named Verene in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Verene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Verene's full recorded timeline at 1929, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Verene at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Verene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1956
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Verene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Verene's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Verene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Verene? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 55 babies named Verene. The most recent recorded year was 1956. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 8 births.
When was Verene most popular? ▼
Verene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Verene been used? ▼
Records for Verene go back to 1915, giving 42 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Verene? ▼
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.
What to do with Verene's data
- Verene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Verene
Nearby Names Like Verene
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Verene
Veronica Girl
#392 223,775 births
Vera Girl
#226 149,456 births
Verna Girl
#4894 69,113 births
Verda Girl
8,062 births
Vernice Girl
7,290 births
Compare Verene side by side: Verene vs Veronica Verene vs Vera Verene vs Verna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1915–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Verene: Baby Name Since 1915 - 55 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/verene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Verene 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 July 2026.