Girls' name · since 1930
Vernestine
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Vernestine, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernestine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 137 recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernestine has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1961.
- #23,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1930
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernestine ranks #23,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1930, peaking in the 1950s.
- #23,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernestine's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Vernestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vernestine splits its recorded history at 1950: 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 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vernestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1961
- Peak year (1949)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Vernestine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (66 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Vernestine's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Vernestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 66 births (48% of all-time use).
Vernestine by state
Where Vernestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 137 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vernestine's data
- Vernestine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Vernestines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1930–1961 (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 Vernestine 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.