US rank #8235 Boys' name Peak 2024 34 births

Verse — #8235 US boys' name

34 babies named Verse in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s27
#8235
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 42% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Verse was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

10 babies were named Verse in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verse

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Verse between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Verse currently holds the #8235 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verse performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Verse shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verse 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 34 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.

Verse at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

34

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2024

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,235

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Verse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 20242022202120202019 7

Verse by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
27 births that decade — 79% of Verse's all-time total
2010s72020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verse?
34 babies have been named Verse since 2019. It currently ranks #8235 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 10 births.
When was Verse most popular?
Verse was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Verse been used?
Verse has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Verse?
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, 2019–2024 (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.