Girls' name · since 1880
Vertie
Vertie has 1,543 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,543
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,543 girls have been named Vertie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vertie recorded 1,543 times among girls since 1880, 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 1880 to 1966.
- #5,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,543 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vertie ranks #5,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,543 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,543
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vertie's 1,543 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Vertie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vertie's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vertie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1966
- Peak year (1916)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Vertie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1920 (Vertie as boys' name)
Vertie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (357 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Vertie's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Vertie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 84
1880s
84 births
- 1890s 130
1890s
130 births
- 1900s
1900s
162 births
- 1910s
1910s
327 births
- 1920s
1920s
357 births
- 1930s
1930s
273 births
- 1940s 129
1940s
129 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 357 births (23% of all-time use).
How Vertie 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 Vertie's total volume
Vertie by state
Where Vertie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 192 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 65 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
192 of 1,543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Vertie's data
- Vertie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (357 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Verties (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Vertie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1880–1966 (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 Vertie 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.