Girls' name · since 1907
Verlena
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.
- #14,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 349 recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Verlena recorded 349 times among girls since 1907, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1981.
- #14,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 349 born since 1907
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verlena ranks #14,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1907, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 349
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlena's 349 recorded births place it above 79.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Verlena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verlena splits its recorded history at 1942: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verlena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1981
- Peak year (1920)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Verlena by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (78 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Verlena's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Verlena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 78 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Verlena's data
- Verlena's decade-level peak was the 1930s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verlena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1907–1981 (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 Verlena 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.