Recorded 1923–1945 Boys' name Peak 1925 20 births

Vernus — boys' name

20 babies named Vernus in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151940s5
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Vernus was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vernus in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vernus

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Vernus between 1923 and 1945, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vernus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vernus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vernus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vernus 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 20 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.

Vernus at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

20

Since 1923

23 years of records

Peak year

1925

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1923

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1945

Vernus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1923

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 194519251923 5

Vernus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 75% of Vernus's all-time total
1920s151940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vernus?
20 babies have been named Vernus since 1923. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1925 with 10 births.
When was Vernus most popular?
Vernus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Vernus been used?
Vernus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 23 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Vernus?
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, 1923–1945 (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.