Recorded 1981–2010 Girls' name Peak 1997 292 births

Verenise — girls' name

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.

1980s261990s1452000s1152010s6
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Verenise was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

20 babies were named Verenise in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verenise

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Verenise between 1981 and 2010, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verenise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verenise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Verenise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Verenise in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verenise 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 292 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.

Verenise at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

292

Since 1981

30 years of records

Peak year

1997

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1981

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2010

Verenise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1981

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
20
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 2010200620021998199419901981 5

Verenise by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
145 births that decade — 50% of Verenise's all-time total
1980s261990s1452000s1152010s6

Verenise by state

Where Verenise concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Verenise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
95 32.5%
#2 Texas
18 6.2%
California share of Verenise's total US births 32.5%
Even split

95 of 292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verenise?
292 babies have been named Verenise since 1981. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 20 births.
When was Verenise most popular?
Verenise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Verenise most popular?
The top states for the name Verenise are California (95 births), Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Verenise been used?
Verenise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Verenise?
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.

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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, 1981–2010 (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.