Is Verna a boy or girl name?
Verna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Verna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 69,586 US babies named Verna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,999
- Babies named Verna since 1880
- 69,586
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,885 babies
Boys and girls named Verna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,052 | 99.5% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,036 | 100% |
| 1900s | 31 | 4,752 | 99.4% |
| 1910s | 90 | 13,214 | 99.3% |
| 1920s | 154 | 16,265 | 99.1% |
| 1930s | 100 | 10,582 | 99.1% |
| 1940s | 54 | 7,868 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 50 | 6,160 | 99.2% |
| 1960s | 29 | 3,355 | 99.1% |
| 1970s | 12 | 1,165 | 99% |
| 1980s | 0 | 537 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 334 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 288 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 310 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,999 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,241 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,959 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,387 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,640 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,302 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,999 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,210 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,444 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,094 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,531 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,391 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,908 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,370 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,032 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,514 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,081 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,823 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,211 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,612 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,102 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,884 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,797 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,168 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,810 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,876 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,877 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,747 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,879 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,677 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,932 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,295 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,656 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,568 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,468 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,628 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,523 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,546 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,936 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,659 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,723 | 74 | #1,521 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,451 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,164 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,138 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,104 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,011 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 149 | #868 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 177 | #797 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,212 | 195 | #757 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 213 | #683 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,724 | 188 | #711 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 274 | #576 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 286 | #564 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 274 | #578 |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,020 | 354 | #522 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,632 | 359 | #514 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,605 | 409 | #480 |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,044 | 466 | #454 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 532 | #420 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,546 | 509 | #420 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 546 | #392 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,248 | 605 | #369 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,920 | 606 | #355 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,751 | 617 | #346 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 584 | #358 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,307 | 652 | #320 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 655 | #316 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,653 | 667 | #303 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,663 | 719 | #292 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,794 | 736 | #284 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,174 | 681 | #293 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,239 | 777 | #276 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 742 | #265 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,736 | 719 | #253 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,877 | 734 | #243 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,952 | 881 | #222 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,019 | 871 | #222 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 862 | #207 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,661 | 865 | #204 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 927 | #190 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,641 | 927 | #197 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,986 | 934 | #192 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,842 | 950 | #189 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,242 | 979 | #181 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,554 | 1,040 | #177 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,208 | 1,078 | #168 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,987 | 1,175 | #165 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,094 | 1,213 | #154 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,600 | 1,359 | #151 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,446 | 1,342 | #156 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,382 | 1,458 | #152 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,026 | 1,535 | #153 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,784 | 1,586 | #152 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,183 | 1,613 | #153 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,632 | 1,661 | #153 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,764 | 1,713 | #146 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,760 | 1,693 | #146 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,976 | 1,813 | #141 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,225 | 1,851 | #135 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,805 | 1,816 | #131 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,529 | 1,873 | #125 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,565 | 1,799 | #124 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,942 | 1,713 | #125 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,061 | 1,570 | #126 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,444 | 1,226 | #125 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,263 | 1,038 | #126 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 914 | #126 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,525 | 639 | #132 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 626 | #130 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,431 | 582 | #122 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 549 | #125 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 538 | #123 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 533 | #117 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,224 | 488 | #129 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,388 | 429 | #137 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 424 | #131 |
| 1902 | 8 | #924 | 436 | #129 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,052 | 361 | #138 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 412 | #143 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 329 | #143 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 410 | #129 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 350 | #138 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 326 | #144 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 326 | #140 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 310 | #138 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 292 | #142 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 246 | #157 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 203 | #167 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 244 | #145 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 174 | #169 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 165 | #175 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 129 | #177 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 134 | #174 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 108 | #177 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 87 | #200 |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,028 | 103 | #165 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 76 | #182 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 30 | #288 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 46 | #231 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Verna reached #924 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #117 in 1906. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Verna
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.