Unisex name · since 1895
Verl
Verl has 2,517 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,517
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,517 have been recorded since 1895.
Verl has 2,517 recorded births among boys since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1895 to 1987.
- #2,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,517 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verl ranks #2,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,517 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,517
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verl's 2,517 recorded births place it above 93.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
Verl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verl splits its recorded history at 1940: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verl popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1987
- Peak year (1918)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Verl popularity over time - girls
211 total births recorded since 1898 (Verl as girls' name)
Verl by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (689 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Verl's strongest decade.
689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Verl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s
1910s
490 births
- 1920s
1920s
689 births
- 1930s
1930s
469 births
- 1940s
1940s
396 births
- 1950s 245
1950s
245 births
- 1960s 122
1960s
122 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 689 births (27% of all-time use).
How Verl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Verl's total volume
Verl by state
Where Verl concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 299 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Idaho | | 84 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 81 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 63 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 44 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 39 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 30 | 1.2% |
299 of 2,517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Verl appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- Verl's decade-level peak was the 1920s (689 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Verls (299 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Verl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1895–1987 (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 Verl 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.