Boys' name · since 1880
Vernon
Vernon has 146,413 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146,413
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernon currently ranks #1382 among boys' names in America, with 146,413 babies recorded since 1880.
Vernon has 146,413 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1382 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,382 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 146,413 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernon ranks #235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,382 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146,413 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,382 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146,413
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vernon's 146,413 recorded births place it above 99.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Vernon compares
146,413 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vernon's all-time total is 397x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vernon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146,413 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,144 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vernon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vernon's full recorded timeline at 1953, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 46 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 3,144 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vernon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 3,144
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Vernon popularity over time - girls
1,976 total births recorded since 1881 (Vernon as girls' name)
Vernon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29,432 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Vernon's strongest decade.
29,432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Vernon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 636
1880s
636 births
- 1890s 1,215
1890s
1,215 births
- 1900s 2,053
1900s
2,053 births
- 1910s
1910s
16,967 births
- 1920s
1920s
29,432 births
- 1930s
1930s
22,197 births
- 1940s
1940s
20,038 births
- 1950s
1950s
20,133 births
- 1960s
1960s
14,409 births
- 1970s 7,722
1970s
7,722 births
- 1980s 5,375
1980s
5,375 births
- 1990s 2,839
1990s
2,839 births
- 2000s 1,562
2000s
1,562 births
- 2010s 1,160
2010s
1,160 births
- 2020s 675
2020s
675 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29,432 births (20% of all-time use).
How Vernon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vernon's total volume
Vernon by state
Where Vernon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,322 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7,477 | 5.1% |
| #3 | California | | 7,134 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6,293 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5,727 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5,402 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5,231 | 3.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5,224 | 3.6% |
9,322 of 146,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Vernon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vernon's data
- Vernon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29,432 total births); usage has since declined to 675 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vernons (9,322 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Vernon 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.