Recorded 1970–2000 Girls' name Peak 1970 36 births

Vernicia — girls' name

36 babies named Vernicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s51990s102000s5
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Vernicia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vernicia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Vernicia between 1970 and 2000, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernicia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vernicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernicia 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 36 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.

Vernicia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

36

Since 1970

31 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1970

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2000

Vernicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1970

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 200019951993198919721970 10

Vernicia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 44% of Vernicia's all-time total
1970s161980s51990s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernicia?
36 babies have been named Vernicia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Vernicia most popular?
Vernicia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Vernicia been used?
Vernicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 31 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Vernicia?
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, 1970–2000 (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.