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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Vernita

Vernita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 912th; the most babies were born in 1961 (123). More babies were named Vernita in the 1950s 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
1961123 babies
Total since 1880
4,027babies recorded

Vernita popularity since 1880

050100150200 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#5,82716
1980#2,64936
1970#1,38876
1960#1,057104
1950#1,10870
1940#1,20238
1930#1,27336
1920#1,30836
1910——
1900#1,7177
1890——
1880——

How popular is Vernita, counting every spelling?

Vernita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Vernita?

About 2,600 people born in the US named Vernita are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 55 and 71. That makes Vernita 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.

Vernita by state

How common Vernita was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.5×), Tennessee (3.1×), Illinois (3.0×), Alabama (2.9×), Virginia (1.8×). In 37 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: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIL0.16Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesVA0.10Maryland: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTN0.17North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesDC0.08Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesAL0.16Georgia: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesGA0.19Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Vernita, girls, 1959–1963. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Vernita

How popular is the name Vernita?

Vernita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 912th; the most babies were born in 1961 (123). More babies were named Vernita in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Vernita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,027 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Vernita most popular?

In 1959–1963, Vernita was most common in Georgia (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Illinois.