Girls' name · since 1915
Verlene
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,874 babies named Verlene, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,874
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,874 have been recorded since 1915.
Verlene has 1,874 recorded births among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1981.
- #4,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,874 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verlene ranks #4,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,874 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,874
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlene's 1,874 recorded births place it above 93.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Verlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verlene splits its recorded history at 1946: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1981
- Peak year (1939)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Verlene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (507 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Verlene's strongest decade.
507 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Verlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
285 births
- 1930s
1930s
507 births
- 1940s
1940s
416 births
- 1950s
1950s
388 births
- 1960s 182
1960s
182 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 507 births (27% of all-time use).
How Verlene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Verlene's total volume
Verlene by state
Where Verlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 33 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Nebraska | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
63 of 1,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Verlene appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Verlene's data
- Verlene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (507 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.
- Texas records the most Verlenes (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1915–1981 (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 Verlene 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.