Recorded 1908–1977 Girls' name Peak 1926 726 births

Vermell — girls' name

726 babies named Vermell in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Vermell was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

25 babies were named Vermell in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vermell

The Social Security Administration has registered 726 babies named Vermell between 1908 and 1977, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vermell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vermell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Vermell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Vermell in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vermell 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 726 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.

Vermell at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

726

Since 1908

70 years of records

Peak year

1926

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1908

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1977

Vermell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1908

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1926)
25
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Vermell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
181 births that decade — 25% of Vermell's all-time total
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Vermell by state

Where Vermell concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Vermell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
258 35.5%
#2 Mississippi
16 2.2%
#3 Florida
6 0.8%
#4 Alabama
5 0.7%
South Carolina share of Vermell's total US births 35.5%
Even split

258 of 726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vermell?
726 babies have been named Vermell since 1908. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1926 with 25 births.
When was Vermell most popular?
Vermell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Vermell most popular?
The top states for the name Vermell are South Carolina (258 births), Mississippi (16 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Vermell been used?
Vermell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 70 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Vermell?
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, 1908–1977 (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.