Recorded 1917–1966 Boys' name Peak 1958 28 births

Vernest — boys' name

28 babies named Vernest in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61950s71960s15
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Vernest was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vernest in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernest

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Vernest between 1917 and 1966, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vernest currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernest performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vernest shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernest 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 28 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.

Vernest at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

28

Since 1917

50 years of records

Peak year

1958

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1917

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1966

Vernest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1917

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1958)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19661962196019581917 6

Vernest by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 54% of Vernest's all-time total
1910s61950s71960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernest?
28 babies have been named Vernest since 1917. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1958 with 7 births.
When was Vernest most popular?
Vernest was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Vernest been used?
Vernest has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 50 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Vernest?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1966 (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.