Girls' name · since 1897
Vernetta
Vernetta has 3,031 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,031
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,031 have been recorded since 1897.
Vernetta has 3,031 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1995.
- #3,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,031 born since 1897
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernetta ranks #3,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,031 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,031
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vernetta's 3,031 recorded births place it above 95.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Vernetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernetta's full recorded timeline at 1947, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1995
- Peak year (1951)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Vernetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (611 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Vernetta's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Vernetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
275 births
- 1920s
1920s
415 births
- 1930s
1930s
356 births
- 1940s
1940s
393 births
- 1950s
1950s
611 births
- 1960s
1960s
465 births
- 1970s
1970s
270 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 611 births (20% of all-time use).
How Vernetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vernetta's total volume
Vernetta by state
Where Vernetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 54 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 44 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 42 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 34 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 34 | 1.1% |
68 of 3,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Vernetta appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vernetta's data
- Vernetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (611 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Vernettas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vernetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1897–1995 (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 Vernetta 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.