Recorded 1973–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 333 births

Vernisha — girls' name

333 babies named Vernisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s1221990s1412000s32
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Vernisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

23 babies were named Vernisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 333 babies named Vernisha between 1973 and 2005, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vernisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vernisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernisha 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 333 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.

Vernisha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

333

Since 1973

33 years of records

Peak year

1994

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1973

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2005

Vernisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1973

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
23
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20051999199519911987198319791973 5

Vernisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
141 births that decade — 42% of Vernisha's all-time total
1970s381980s1221990s1412000s32

Vernisha by state

Where Vernisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vernisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.5%
Illinois share of Vernisha's total US births 1.5%

5 of 333 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernisha?
333 babies have been named Vernisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 23 births.
When was Vernisha most popular?
Vernisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Vernisha most popular?
The top states for the name Vernisha are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Vernisha been used?
Vernisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 33 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Vernisha?
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, 1973–2005 (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.