Girls' name · since 1914
Verlia
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Verlia, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
232 girls have been named Verlia since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Verlia recorded 232 times among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 1952.
- #18,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verlia ranks #18,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #18,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlia's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Verlia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verlia splits its recorded history at 1930: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verlia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1952
- Peak year (1916)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Verlia by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (85 births, 37% of the file).
1930s was Verlia's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Verlia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 85 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Verlia's data
- Verlia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1950s -- 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 Verlia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1914–1952 (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 Verlia 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.