Recorded 1907–1978 Girls' name Peak 1923 631 births

Verneda — girls' name

631 babies named Verneda in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s991920s1751930s1201940s861950s731960s451970s17
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Verneda was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

25 babies were named Verneda in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verneda

The Social Security Administration has registered 631 babies named Verneda between 1907 and 1978, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verneda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verneda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Verneda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Verneda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verneda 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 631 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.

Verneda at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

631

Since 1907

72 years of records

Peak year

1923

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1907

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1978

Verneda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1907

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1923)
25
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
051015202530 197819611951194319351927191919091907 9

Verneda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
175 births that decade — 28% of Verneda's all-time total
1900s161910s991920s1751930s1201940s861950s731960s451970s17

Verneda by state

Where Verneda concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Verneda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 0.8%
Mississippi share of Verneda's total US births 0.8%

5 of 631 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verneda?
631 babies have been named Verneda since 1907. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1923 with 25 births.
When was Verneda most popular?
Verneda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Verneda most popular?
The top states for the name Verneda are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Verneda been used?
Verneda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 72 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Verneda?
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.

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, 1907–1978 (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.