Recorded 1920–1956 Girls' name Peak 1938 52 births

Vertell — girls' name

52 babies named Vertell in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s81940s131950s10
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Vertell was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vertell in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vertell

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Vertell between 1920 and 1956, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vertell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vertell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vertell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vertell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vertell 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 52 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.

Vertell at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

52

Since 1920

37 years of records

Peak year

1938

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1920

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1956

Vertell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1920

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1938)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 195619501944194219381928192719241920 5

Vertell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 40% of Vertell's all-time total
1920s211930s81940s131950s10

Vertell by state

Where Vertell concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vertell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
24 46.2%
South Carolina share of Vertell's total US births 46.2%

24 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vertell?
52 babies have been named Vertell since 1920. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1938 with 8 births.
When was Vertell most popular?
Vertell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Vertell most popular?
The top states for the name Vertell are South Carolina (24 births).
How long has the name Vertell been used?
Vertell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 37 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Vertell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–1956 (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.