Boys' name · since 1924
Vernan
Vernan has 18 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernan has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1924 to 1930.
- #29,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernan ranks #29,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #29,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernan's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vernan splits its recorded history at 1927: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vernan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1930
- Peak year (1930)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Vernan by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Vernan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Vernan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Vernan's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- 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 Vernan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1924–1930 (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 Vernan 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.