Vernon — #1553 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Vernon

The Social Security Administration has registered 146,276 babies named Vernon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vernon currently holds the #1553 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 3,144 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29,432 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vernon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 9,313 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Vernon in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernon 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 146,276 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.