Unisex name · since 1915
Vernis
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 293 babies named Vernis, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 293
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 293 have been recorded since 1915.
Vernis has 293 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1971.
- #10,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 293 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernis ranks #10,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 293
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernis's 293 recorded births place it above 76.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Vernis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernis's full recorded timeline at 1935, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1971
- Peak year (1951)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Vernis popularity over time - girls
187 total births recorded since 1913 (Vernis as girls' name)
Vernis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Vernis's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vernis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (29% of all-time use).
Vernis by state
Where Vernis concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 293 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vernis's data
- Vernis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Verniss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Vernis: 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 (~56 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, 1915–1971 (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 Vernis 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.