Girls' name · since 1981
Verenise
292 babies named Verenise in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
292 girls have been named Verenise since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verenise has been recorded 292 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2010.
- #16,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 292 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verenise ranks #16,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 292 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 292
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Verenise's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Verenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verenise splits its recorded history at 1998: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2010
- Peak year (1997)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Verenise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (145 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Verenise's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Verenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 145 births (50% of all-time use).
Verenise by state
Where Verenise concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 32.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 6.2% |
95 of 292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Verenise's data
- Verenise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Verenises (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1981–2010 (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 Verenise 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.