Recorded 1919–1980 Girls' name Peak 1940 48 births

Verlina — girls' name

48 babies named Verlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s61950s101960s111970s61980s5
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Verlina was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Verlina in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlina

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Verlina between 1919 and 1980, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verlina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Verlina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlina 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 48 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.

Verlina at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

48

Since 1919

62 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1919

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1980

Verlina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1919

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.5 198019711963196219571954194019371919 5

Verlina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 23% of Verlina's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s61950s101960s111970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlina?
48 babies have been named Verlina since 1919. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
When was Verlina most popular?
Verlina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Verlina been used?
Verlina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 62 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Verlina?
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, 1919–1980 (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.