Girls' name · since 1913
Verva
Verva has 38 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Verva recorded 38 times among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1929.
- #38,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verva ranks #38,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Verva's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Verva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Verva's full recorded timeline at 1925, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Verva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1929
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Verva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).
1920s was Verva's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Verva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Verva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1913–1929 (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 Verva 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.