Unisex name · since 1913
Vernel
249 babies named Vernel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
249 boys have been named Vernel since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vernel has 249 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1987.
- #11,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 249 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernel ranks #11,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 249
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernel's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernel's full recorded timeline at 1938, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1987
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Vernel popularity over time - girls
85 total births recorded since 1915 (Vernel as girls' name)
Vernel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (72 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Vernel's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vernel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 72 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vernel's data
- Vernel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vernel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1913–1987 (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 Vernel 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.