Recorded 1933–1962 Girls' name Peak 1948 35 births

Vernetha — girls' name

35 babies named Vernetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s131950s121960s5
1940s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vernetha was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vernetha in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Vernetha between 1933 and 1962, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernetha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vernetha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernetha 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 35 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.

Vernetha at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

35

Since 1933

30 years of records

Peak year

1948

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1933

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1962

Vernetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1933

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1948)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Vernetha by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
13 births that decade — 37% of Vernetha's all-time total
1930s51940s131950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernetha?
35 babies have been named Vernetha since 1933. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1948 with 8 births.
When was Vernetha most popular?
Vernetha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Vernetha been used?
Vernetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 30 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Vernetha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1933–1962 (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.