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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Verner

Verner was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 500th; the most babies were born in 1917 (70). More babies were named Verner in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191770 babies
Total since 1880
2,134babies recorded

Verner popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 171 since 1913.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#12,0485
1990——
1980#7,2535
1970#3,8228
1960#2,67811
1950#2,01515
1940#1,97914
1930#1,11340
1920#84465
1910#1,03911
1900#83511
1890#9896
1880——

How popular is Verner, counting every spelling?

Verner has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Verner?

About 300 people born in the US named Verner are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Verner a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Verner by state

How common Verner was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.2×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMN0.29Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIA0.08Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNE0.11Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Verner, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Verner: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Verner, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Verner

How popular is the name Verner?

Verner was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 500th; the most babies were born in 1917 (70). More babies were named Verner in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Verner a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 171 girls and 1,963 boys.

Where was Verner most popular?

In 1915–1919, Verner was most common in Minnesota (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nebraska and Iowa.