Girls' name · since 1887
Verta
Verta has 1,093 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,093
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,093 have been recorded since 1887.
Social Security Administration records show Verta recorded 1,093 times among girls since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1972.
- #7,062 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,093 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verta ranks #7,062 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,093 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,062 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,093
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verta's 1,093 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Verta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Verta splits its recorded history at 1929: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Verta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1972
- Peak year (1922)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Verta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (261 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Verta's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Verta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 76
1900s
76 births
- 1910s
1910s
210 births
- 1920s
1920s
261 births
- 1930s
1930s
233 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 261 births (24% of all-time use).
How Verta 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 Verta's total volume
Verta by state
Where Verta concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 4.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
45 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Verta's data
- Verta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (261 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vertas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Verta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1887–1972 (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 Verta 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.