Girls' name · since 1922

Verleen

Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Verleen, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,271 of 72,339
all-time among girls
192
born since 1922
1930s
peak decade

Verleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 192 have been recorded since 1922.

Verleen has 192 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1964.

  • #20,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 192 born since 1922
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verleen ranks #20,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.

#20,271 of 72,339
all-time among girls
192
born since 1922
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Verleen's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Verleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Verleen's full recorded timeline at 1938, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Verleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1937)
14
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
46810121416 1922193019341938194719541964 5

Verleen by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (87 births, 45% of the file).

1930s was Verleen's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Verleen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 87 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verleen?
Since 1922, Social Security records show 192 babies named Verleen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,271 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1964. Its busiest year on record was 1937, with 14 births.
Where does Verleen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verleen ranks #20,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Verleen most popular?
Verleen was most popular in the 1930s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Verleen been used?
The SSA has tracked Verleen since 1922 -- 43 years through the most recent 1964 data.
What names are similar to Verleen?
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.

What to do with Verleen's data

  • Verleen's decade-level peak was the 1930s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Verleen

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Verleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1922–1964 (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 Verleen 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.