Is Vern a boy or girl name?
Vern was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 4.1% of the 11,975 US babies named Vern were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,205
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Vern since 1880
- 11,975
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 282 babies
Boys and girls named Vern, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 350 | 18 | 4.9% |
| 1900s | 355 | 37 | 9.4% |
| 1910s | 1,538 | 110 | 6.7% |
| 1920s | 2,357 | 120 | 4.8% |
| 1930s | 1,683 | 80 | 4.5% |
| 1940s | 1,591 | 37 | 2.3% |
| 1950s | 1,611 | 50 | 3% |
| 1960s | 984 | 27 | 2.7% |
| 1970s | 368 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,205 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,679 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,761 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,044 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,665 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,611 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,738 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #10,096 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,827 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,604 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,488 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,376 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,535 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #11,246 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,585 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,474 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,758 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,280 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,211 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,851 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,466 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,697 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,015 | 6 | #7,965 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 63 | #918 | 6 | #6,990 |
| 1967 | 65 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 83 | #804 | 5 | #7,584 |
| 1965 | 95 | #762 | 6 | #6,511 |
| 1964 | 103 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 119 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 127 | #688 | 5 | #7,541 |
| 1961 | 149 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 133 | #682 | 5 | #7,276 |
| 1959 | 163 | #606 | 8 | #5,016 |
| 1958 | 135 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 161 | #605 | 8 | #4,899 |
| 1956 | 174 | #578 | 6 | #5,931 |
| 1955 | 166 | #574 | 5 | #6,689 |
| 1954 | 207 | #503 | 9 | #4,260 |
| 1953 | 170 | #543 | 6 | #5,643 |
| 1952 | 143 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 152 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 140 | #574 | 8 | #4,298 |
| 1949 | 146 | #559 | 6 | #5,227 |
| 1948 | 191 | #483 | 7 | #4,631 |
| 1947 | 159 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 160 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 147 | #495 | 7 | #4,007 |
| 1944 | 165 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 153 | #504 | 5 | #5,337 |
| 1942 | 158 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 147 | #484 | 6 | #4,390 |
| 1940 | 165 | #452 | 6 | #4,324 |
| 1939 | 149 | #470 | 8 | #3,413 |
| 1938 | 160 | #458 | 7 | #3,829 |
| 1937 | 153 | #455 | 8 | #3,420 |
| 1936 | 153 | #457 | 10 | #2,845 |
| 1935 | 153 | #459 | 13 | #2,430 |
| 1934 | 175 | #426 | 11 | #2,726 |
| 1933 | 162 | #434 | 9 | #3,100 |
| 1932 | 155 | #460 | 6 | #4,381 |
| 1931 | 201 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 222 | #381 | 8 | #3,647 |
| 1929 | 183 | #437 | 10 | #3,125 |
| 1928 | 207 | #417 | 9 | #3,423 |
| 1927 | 220 | #406 | 11 | #3,046 |
| 1926 | 221 | #402 | 15 | #2,465 |
| 1925 | 241 | #387 | 10 | #3,348 |
| 1924 | 243 | #385 | 17 | #2,305 |
| 1923 | 241 | #382 | 12 | #2,907 |
| 1922 | 267 | #368 | 13 | #2,767 |
| 1921 | 260 | #377 | 15 | #2,502 |
| 1920 | 274 | #360 | 8 | #3,934 |
| 1919 | 231 | #385 | 8 | #3,787 |
| 1918 | 244 | #383 | 18 | #2,098 |
| 1917 | 200 | #401 | 12 | #2,685 |
| 1916 | 210 | #383 | 13 | #2,490 |
| 1915 | 212 | #368 | 13 | #2,378 |
| 1914 | 155 | #382 | 13 | #2,006 |
| 1913 | 121 | #386 | 11 | #2,024 |
| 1912 | 87 | #420 | 9 | #2,132 |
| 1911 | 44 | #444 | 7 | #2,181 |
| 1910 | 34 | #479 | 6 | #2,385 |
| 1909 | 44 | #356 | 6 | #2,201 |
| 1908 | 44 | #345 | 7 | #1,851 |
| 1907 | 41 | #340 | 5 | #2,378 |
| 1906 | 40 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 33 | #364 | 6 | #1,915 |
| 1904 | 27 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 30 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 32 | #317 | 6 | #1,667 |
| 1900 | 36 | #374 | 7 | #1,716 |
| 1899 | 30 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 34 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 27 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 36 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 43 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 34 | #305 | 6 | #1,475 |
| 1893 | 40 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 41 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 33 | #290 | 7 | #1,200 |
| 1890 | 32 | #311 | 5 | #1,521 |
| 1889 | 29 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 28 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 22 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 29 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 20 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 28 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 19 | #400 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vern reached #273 in 1895. As a girl name, it reached #1,200 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Vern
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.