Recorded 1923–1941 Unisex name Peak 1923 17 births

Verlen — boys' name

17 babies named Verlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s61940s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Verlen was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Verlen in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Verlen between 1923 and 1941, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Verlen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1926.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Verlen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlen 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 17 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.

Verlen at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

17

Since 1923

19 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1923

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1941

Verlen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1923

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 194119381923 6

Verlen popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1926 (Verlen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1926 6

Verlen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 35% of Verlen's all-time total
1920s61930s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlen?
17 babies have been named Verlen since 1923. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Verlen most popular?
Verlen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Verlen a unisex name?
Yes, Verlen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Verlen been used?
Verlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 19 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Verlen?
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, 1923–1941 (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.