Recorded 1913–2001 Unisex name Peak 1939 1,698 births

Verlon — boys' name

1,698 babies named Verlon in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1031920s3391930s3821940s3001950s2431960s1511970s1241980s381990s132000s5
1930s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Verlon was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

49 babies were named Verlon in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,698 babies named Verlon between 1913 and 2001, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verlon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 49 babies received it in a single year. Verlon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 326 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verlon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 382 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Verlon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Verlon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verlon 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 1,698 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.

Verlon at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,698

Since 1913

89 years of records

Peak year

1939

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1913

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2001

Verlon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1913

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1939)
49
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
0102030405060 200119781968195819481938192819181913 10

Verlon popularity over time — girls

326 total births recorded since 1913 (Verlon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 326 births
05101520 19591946193819331928192319181913 7

Verlon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
382 births that decade — 22% of Verlon's all-time total
1910s1031920s3391930s3821940s3001950s2431960s1511970s1241980s381990s132000s5

Verlon by state

Where Verlon concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Verlon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
98 5.8%
#2 Arkansas
90 5.3%
#3 Georgia
30 1.8%
#4 North Carolina
13 0.8%
#5 Texas
11 0.6%
#6 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.3%
Alabama share of Verlon's total US births 5.8%
Even split

98 of 1,698 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verlon?
1,698 babies have been named Verlon since 1913. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1939 with 49 births.
When was Verlon most popular?
Verlon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 382 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Verlon most popular?
The top states for the name Verlon are Alabama (98 births), Arkansas (90 births), Georgia (30 births).
Is Verlon a unisex name?
Yes, Verlon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,698 births, and as a girl's name it has 326 births.
How long has the name Verlon been used?
Verlon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 89 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Verlon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2001 (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.