Girls' name · since 1916
Vernadine
Vernadine has 231 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernadine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 231 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernadine has been recorded 231 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1967.
- #18,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 231 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernadine ranks #18,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #18,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernadine's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernadine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vernadine splits its recorded history at 1944: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vernadine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1967
- Peak year (1958)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Vernadine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (68 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Vernadine's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vernadine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 68 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Vernadine's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 1960s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernadine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1916–1967 (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 Vernadine 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.