Verna Girl
How popular is Verna?
#3,458 girl name in 2025
44 baby girls were named Verna in the US in 2025, making it the 3458th most popular girl name.
19,162living people named Verna (est.)
74median age of people named Verna
69,638babies named Verna since 1880
1 in 75,349US babies born in 2025
Verna popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,458 for girls (▲ 1432 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 44 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #4,546 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,873 girls) |
| Highest rank | #117 in 1906 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Verna is most popular
Babies named Verna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Verna by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,052 | #163 |
| 1890s | 3,036 | #128 |
| 1900s | 4,752 | #117 |
| 1910s | 13,214 | #124 |
| 1920s | 16,265 | #135 |
| 1930s | 10,582 | #151 |
| 1940s | 7,868 | #204 |
| 1950s | 6,160 | #292 |
| 1960s | 3,355 | #420 |
| 1970s | 1,165 | #755 |
| 1980s | 537 | #1,510 |
| 1990s | 334 | #2,696 |
| 2000s | 293 | #3,803 |
| 2010s | 313 | #3,588 |
| 2020s | 187 | #3,458 |
Girl names about as popular as Verna
Questions
- Is Verna a boy or girl name?
- Verna is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Verna were girls.
- How popular is the name Verna?
- 44 baby girls were named Verna in the US in 2025, making it the 3458th most popular girl name.
- When was Verna most popular?
- Verna peaked in 1918, when 1,873 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #117 in 1906.
- How many people are named Verna?
- 69,638 babies have been named Verna in the US since 1880. We estimate about 19,162 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 74.
- Where is Verna most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Verna was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.