Recorded 1907–1981 Girls' name Peak 1920 349 births

Verlena — girls' name

349 babies named Verlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s281920s661930s781940s571950s451960s431970s221980s5
1930s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Verlena was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

12 babies were named Verlena in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Verlena between 1907 and 1981, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlena performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Verlena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlena 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 349 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.

Verlena at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

349

Since 1907

75 years of records

Peak year

1920

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1907

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1981

Verlena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1907

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1920)
12
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
468101214 19811963195319461938193019221907 5

Verlena by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
78 births that decade — 22% of Verlena's all-time total
1900s51910s281920s661930s781940s571950s451960s431970s221980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlena?
349 babies have been named Verlena since 1907. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1920 with 12 births.
When was Verlena most popular?
Verlena was most popular in the 1930s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Verlena been used?
Verlena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 75 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Verlena?
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, 1907–1981 (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.