Recorded 1953–1976 Girls' name Peak 1965 41 births

Vernitta — girls' name

41 babies named Vernitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s181970s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1965
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vernitta in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Vernitta between 1953 and 1976, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernitta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vernitta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernitta 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 41 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.

Vernitta at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

41

Since 1953

24 years of records

Peak year

1965

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1953

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1976

Vernitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1953

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1965)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1976196719651962195719551953 6

Vernitta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 44% of Vernitta's all-time total
1950s181960s181970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernitta?
41 babies have been named Vernitta since 1953. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1965 with 7 births.
When was Vernitta most popular?
Vernitta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Vernitta been used?
Vernitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 24 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Vernitta?
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, 1953–1976 (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.