Girls' name · since 1975
Vernonica
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Vernonica, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vernonica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Vernonica recorded 44 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1990.
- #36,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vernonica ranks #36,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vernonica's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vernonica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vernonica's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vernonica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Vernonica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Vernonica's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Vernonica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Vernonica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vernonica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1975–1990 (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 Vernonica 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.