Recorded 1924–1930 Boys' name Peak 1930 18 births

Vernan — boys' name

18 babies named Vernan in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s7
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Vernan was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vernan in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernan

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Vernan between 1924 and 1930, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vernan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vernan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernan 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 18 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.

Vernan at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

18

Since 1924

7 years of records

Peak year

1930

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1924

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1930

Vernan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1924

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193019271924 5

Vernan by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 61% of Vernan's all-time total
1920s111930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernan?
18 babies have been named Vernan since 1924. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1930 with 7 births.
When was Vernan most popular?
Vernan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Vernan been used?
Vernan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 7 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Vernan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1924–1930 (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.