Recorded 1959–1978 Girls' name Peak 1959 65 births

Vernadette — girls' name

65 babies named Vernadette in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s91960s341970s22
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Vernadette was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vernadette in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernadette

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Vernadette between 1959 and 1978, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernadette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernadette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vernadette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernadette 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 65 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.

Vernadette at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

65

Since 1959

20 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1959

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1978

Vernadette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1959

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 19781976197419711968196719651963196219601959 9

Vernadette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
34 births that decade — 52% of Vernadette's all-time total
1950s91960s341970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernadette?
65 babies have been named Vernadette since 1959. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Vernadette most popular?
Vernadette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Vernadette been used?
Vernadette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 20 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Vernadette?
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, 1959–1978 (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.