Recorded 1917–1946 Girls' name Peak 1928 40 births

Vernalee — girls' name

40 babies named Vernalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s211930s81940s6
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Vernalee was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vernalee in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Vernalee between 1917 and 1946, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vernalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernalee 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 40 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.

Vernalee at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

40

Since 1917

30 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1917

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1946

Vernalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1917

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 194619341928192719241917 5

Vernalee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 53% of Vernalee's all-time total
1910s51920s211930s81940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernalee?
40 babies have been named Vernalee since 1917. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Vernalee most popular?
Vernalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Vernalee been used?
Vernalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 30 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Vernalee?
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, 1917–1946 (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.