Vernona — girls' name

What the Data Says About Vernona

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Vernona between 1913 and 1967, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vernona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernona performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vernona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernona 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 250 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.