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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Vernia

Vernia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 963rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (40). More babies were named Vernia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191740 babies
Total since 1880
1,288babies recorded

Vernia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#9,3195
1960#3,67813
1950#2,12022
1940#1,84120
1930#1,81021
1920#1,43732
1910#1,06718
1900——
1890#1,0928
1880——

How popular is Vernia, counting every spelling?

Vernia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Vernia?

About 300 people born in the US named Vernia are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 68 and 82. That makes Vernia 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.

Vernia by state

How common Vernia was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls 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: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesKY0.10West 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Vernia, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Vernia

How popular is the name Vernia?

Vernia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 963rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (40). More babies were named Vernia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Vernia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,288 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Vernia most popular?

In 1915–1919, Vernia was most common in Kentucky (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Tennessee.