Recorded 1915–1924 Unisex name Peak 1915 22 births

Veril — boys' name

22 babies named Veril in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s10
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Veril was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Veril in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Veril

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Veril between 1915 and 1924, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Veril currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Veril is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Veril performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Veril shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Veril 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 22 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.

Veril at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

22

Since 1915

10 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1915

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1924

Veril popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1915

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1924192219161915 6

Veril popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Veril as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Veril by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 55% of Veril's all-time total
1910s121920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veril?
22 babies have been named Veril since 1915. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Veril most popular?
Veril was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Is Veril a unisex name?
Yes, Veril is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Veril been used?
Veril has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 10 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Veril?
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, 1915–1924 (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.