Boys' name · since 1917
Vernest
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Vernest, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Vernest since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vernest recorded 28 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1966.
- #26,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernest ranks #26,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vernest's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vernest splits its recorded history at 1960: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vernest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1966
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Vernest by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Vernest's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Vernest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1917–1966 (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 Vernest 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.