Girls' name · since 1920
Vernamae
26 babies named Vernamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Vernamae since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernamae has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1932.
- #42,960 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernamae ranks #42,960 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,960 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernamae's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vernamae's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vernamae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1932
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Vernamae by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
1920s was Vernamae's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Vernamae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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- Vernamae's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1920–1932 (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 Vernamae 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.