Recorded 1912–1971 Girls' name Peak 1933 1,088 births

Verline — girls' name

1,088 babies named Verline in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s931920s2571930s2901940s2301950s1571960s561970s5
1930s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Verline was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

38 babies were named Verline in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verline

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,088 babies named Verline between 1912 and 1971, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verline performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Verline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Verline in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verline 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 1,088 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.

Verline at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

1,088

Since 1912

60 years of records

Peak year

1933

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1912

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1971

Verline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1912

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1933)
38
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 197119601953194619391932192519181912 8

Verline by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
290 births that decade — 27% of Verline's all-time total
1910s931920s2571930s2901940s2301950s1571960s561970s5

Verline by state

Where Verline concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Verline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
79 7.3%
#2 Louisiana
46 4.2%
#3 Mississippi
34 3.1%
#4 Arkansas
24 2.2%
#5 North Carolina
22 2.0%
#6 Tennessee
11 1.0%
Texas share of Verline's total US births 7.3%
Even split

79 of 1,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verline?
1,088 babies have been named Verline since 1912. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1933 with 38 births.
When was Verline most popular?
Verline was most popular in the 1930s decade with 290 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Verline most popular?
The top states for the name Verline are Texas (79 births), Louisiana (46 births), Mississippi (34 births).
How long has the name Verline been used?
Verline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 60 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Verline?
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.

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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, 1912–1971 (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.