Recorded 1921–1930 Girls' name Peak 1929 39 births

Vernese — girls' name

39 babies named Vernese in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s341930s5
1920s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Vernese was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vernese in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernese

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Vernese between 1921 and 1930, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernese performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vernese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernese 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 39 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.

Vernese at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

39

Since 1921

10 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1921

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1930

Vernese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1921

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 193019291925192419231921 6

Vernese by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 87% of Vernese's all-time total
1920s341930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernese?
39 babies have been named Vernese since 1921. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Vernese most popular?
Vernese was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Vernese been used?
Vernese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 10 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Vernese?
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, 1921–1930 (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.