Unisex name · since 1914
Verlyn
Verlyn has 1,432 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,432
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlyn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,432 have been recorded since 1914.
Verlyn has 1,432 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1997.
- #4,085 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,432 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verlyn ranks #4,085 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,432 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,085 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,432
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Verlyn's 1,432 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Iowa.
Verlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Verlyn's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Verlyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1997
- Peak year (1928)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Verlyn popularity over time - girls
488 total births recorded since 1912 (Verlyn as girls' name)
Verlyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (427 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Verlyn's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Verlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
293 births
- 1930s
1930s
427 births
- 1940s
1940s
245 births
- 1950s
1950s
258 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 427 births (30% of all-time use).
How Verlyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Verlyn's total volume
Verlyn by state
Where Verlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 166 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 132 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 64 | 4.5% |
| #4 | South Dakota | | 63 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.7% |
166 of 1,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Verlyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (427 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Verlyns (166 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
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 Verlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1914–1997 (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 Verlyn 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.