Girls' name · since 1890
Versie
Versie has 2,598 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,598
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Versie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,598 have been recorded since 1890.
Versie has 2,598 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2024.
- #3,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,598 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Versie ranks #3,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,598 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,598
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Versie's 2,598 recorded births place it above 94.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
Versie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Versie's full recorded timeline at 1933, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Versie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2024
- Peak year (1914)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
2,598 total births across 135 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1914 with 99 births in a single year.
Versie popularity over time - boys
103 total births recorded since 1900 (Versie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Versie accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Versie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (595 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Versie's strongest decade.
595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Versie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 101
1890s
101 births
- 1900s 200
1900s
200 births
- 1910s
1910s
561 births
- 1920s
1920s
595 births
- 1930s
1930s
455 births
- 1940s
1940s
316 births
- 1950s 214
1950s
214 births
- 1960s 117
1960s
117 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 595 births (23% of all-time use).
Versie decade highlights
- Peak decade 595 births
- Runner-up 561 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Versie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Versie's total volume
Versie by state
Where Versie concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 261 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 196 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 147 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 115 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 104 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 99 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 71 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 62 | 2.4% |
261 of 2,598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Arkansas 10.0% of nationwide
- Texas 7.5% of nationwide
- Mississippi 5.7% of nationwide
- Louisiana 4.4% of nationwide
- Tennessee 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Arkansas accounts for 10.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Versie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Versie's data
- Versie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (595 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Versies (261 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Versie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1890–2024 (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 Versie 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.
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