Total births
84
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.
- 84
- total births
- 1954–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that 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.
- 84 total births
- 1954–2000 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
84 girls have been named Vernecia since 1954, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.
- 84
- total births
- 1954–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Vernecia was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
10 babies were named Vernecia in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1954
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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? ▼
Vernecia has been given to 84 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 10 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Vernecia most popular? ▼
Vernecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Vernecia been used? ▼
Vernecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 47 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Vernecia? ▼
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.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
Veronica Girl
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Vera Girl
#226 149,456 births
Verna Girl
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Verda Girl
8,062 births
Vernice Girl
7,290 births
Compare Vernecia side by side: Vernecia vs Veronica Vernecia vs Vera Vernecia vs Verna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vernecia: Baby Name Since 1954 - 84 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vernecia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.