Girls' name · since 1954
Vernecia
Vernecia has 84 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vernecia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 84 recorded since 1954.
Vernecia has 84 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2000.
- #29,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernecia ranks #29,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vernecia's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernecia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2000
- Peak year (1994)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Vernecia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Vernecia's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Vernecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vernecia? ▼
Where does Vernecia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Vernecia most popular? ▼
How long has the name Vernecia been used? ▼
What names are similar to Vernecia? ▼
What to do with Vernecia's data
- Vernecia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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.
Keep exploring Vernecia
Nearby Names Like Vernecia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vernecia
Compare Vernecia side by side: Vernecia vs Veronica Vernecia vs Vera Vernecia vs Verna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vernecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1954–2000 (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 Vernecia 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.