Recorded 1919–1966 Girls' name Peak 1963 72 births

Vernida — girls' name

72 babies named Vernida in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51940s111950s331960s17
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Vernida was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vernida in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernida

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Vernida between 1919 and 1966, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernida performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vernida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernida 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 72 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.

Vernida at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

72

Since 1919

48 years of records

Peak year

1963

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1919

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1966

Vernida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1919

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1963)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Vernida by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
33 births that decade — 46% of Vernida's all-time total
1910s61920s51940s111950s331960s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernida?
72 babies have been named Vernida since 1919. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1963 with 9 births.
When was Vernida most popular?
Vernida was most popular in the 1950s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Vernida been used?
Vernida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 48 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Vernida?
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, 1919–1966 (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.