Girls' name · since 1954
Vernessia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Vernessia, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Vernessia since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vernessia has 15 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1968.
- #50,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernessia ranks #50,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #50,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vernessia's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vernessia's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded.
Vernessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1968
- Peak year (1954)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Vernessia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Vernessia's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Vernessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vernessia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1954–1968 (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 Vernessia 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.