Recorded 1957–1983 Girls' name Peak 1979 92 births

Vernee — girls' name

92 babies named Vernee in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s621980s25
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Vernee was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

30 babies were named Vernee in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernee

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Vernee between 1957 and 1983, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vernee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vernee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernee 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 92 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.

Vernee at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

92

Since 1957

27 years of records

Peak year

1979

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1957

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1983

Vernee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1957

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
30
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
010203040 19831982198119801979197819761957 5

Vernee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
62 births that decade — 67% of Vernee's all-time total
1950s51970s621980s25

Vernee by state

Where Vernee concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vernee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 7.6%
New York share of Vernee's total US births 7.6%

7 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernee?
92 babies have been named Vernee since 1957. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 30 births.
When was Vernee most popular?
Vernee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Vernee most popular?
The top states for the name Vernee are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Vernee been used?
Vernee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 27 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Vernee?
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, 1957–1983 (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.