Girls' name · since 1980
Vernesha
Vernesha has 104 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vernesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 104 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernesha has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2000.
- #26,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernesha ranks #26,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vernesha's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernesha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Vernesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Vernesha's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Vernesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Vernesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Vernesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1980–2000 (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 Vernesha 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.