Recorded 1915–1949 Girls' name Peak 1928 62 births

Vernella — girls' name

62 babies named Vernella in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s301930s51940s11
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Vernella was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vernella in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernella

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Vernella between 1915 and 1949, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vernella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernella 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 62 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.

Vernella at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

62

Since 1915

35 years of records

Peak year

1928

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1915

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1949

Vernella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1915

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1928)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 1949194319341929192819261920191919161915 5

Vernella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
30 births that decade — 48% of Vernella's all-time total
1910s161920s301930s51940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernella?
62 babies have been named Vernella since 1915. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1928 with 10 births.
When was Vernella most popular?
Vernella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Vernella been used?
Vernella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 35 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Vernella?
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, 1915–1949 (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.