Vern
Vern was the 10607th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 273rd; the most babies were born in 1920 (274). More babies were named Vern in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,607 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,982babies recorded
Vern popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 485 since 1890.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,607 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,377 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,595 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,612 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,015 | 65 |
| 1960 | #682 | 133 |
| 1950 | #574 | 140 |
| 1940 | #452 | 165 |
| 1930 | #381 | 222 |
| 1920 | #360 | 274 |
| 1910 | #479 | 34 |
| 1900 | #374 | 36 |
| 1890 | #311 | 32 |
| 1880 | #400 | 19 |
How popular is Vern, counting every spelling?
Vern has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vern?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vern (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vern born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vern.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vern?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Vern are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 59 and 77. That makes Vern a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vern: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vern, they share its era and feel.
Vern is also a nickname for Vernon.
Questions about the name Vern
How popular is the name Vern?
Vern was the 10607th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 273rd; the most babies were born in 1920 (274). More babies were named Vern in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Vern a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vern in the US.