Recorded 1917–1965 Girls' name Peak 1955 453 births

Verlean — girls' name

453 babies named Verlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s751930s1271940s981950s1131960s30
1930s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Verlean was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

20 babies were named Verlean in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Verlean between 1917 and 1965, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verlean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Verlean in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlean 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 453 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.

Verlean at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

453

Since 1917

49 years of records

Peak year

1955

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1917

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1965

Verlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1917

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1955)
20
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 196519571951194519381932192619201917 10

Verlean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
127 births that decade — 28% of Verlean's all-time total
1910s101920s751930s1271940s981950s1131960s30

Verlean by state

Where Verlean concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Verlean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
43 9.5%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.1%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.1%
Mississippi share of Verlean's total US births 9.5%
Even split

43 of 453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlean?
453 babies have been named Verlean since 1917. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1955 with 20 births.
When was Verlean most popular?
Verlean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Verlean most popular?
The top states for the name Verlean are Mississippi (43 births), Arkansas (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Verlean been used?
Verlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 49 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Verlean?
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.

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, 1917–1965 (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.