Recorded 1915–1961 Boys' name Peak 1918 118 births

Vernor — boys' name

118 babies named Vernor in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s451930s211950s151960s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Vernor was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Vernor in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernor

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Vernor between 1915 and 1961, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vernor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernor performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vernor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernor 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 118 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.

Vernor at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

118

Since 1915

47 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1915

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1961

Vernor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1915

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 1961195419331927192419181915 8

Vernor by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 38% of Vernor's all-time total
1910s321920s451930s211950s151960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernor?
118 babies have been named Vernor since 1915. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Vernor most popular?
Vernor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Vernor been used?
Vernor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 47 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Vernor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1961 (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.