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.

#34,005 of 72,339
all-time among girls
55
born since 1915
1920s
peak 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.

  • #34,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 55 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verene ranks #34,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#34,005 of 72,339
all-time among girls
55
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Verene's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
456789 191519181925192619291935194019481956 5

Verene by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 36% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verene?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 55 babies named Verene. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #34,005 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1956. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 8 births.
Where does Verene sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verene ranks #34,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Verene

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Verene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1956 (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 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 August 2026.