Girls' name · since 1957
Vernee
Vernee has 92 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vernee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernee has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1983.
- #28,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernee ranks #28,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vernee's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Vernee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernee's full recorded timeline at 1980, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1983
- Peak year (1979)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Vernee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (62 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Vernee's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Vernee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 62 births (67% of all-time use).
Vernee by state
Where Vernee concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 7.6% |
7 of 92 births nationwide.
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- Vernee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 1980s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Vernees (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1957–1983 (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 Vernee 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.