Is Vernal a boy or girl name?
Vernal was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 17.1% of the 2,158 US babies named Vernal were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Vernal since 1892
- 2,158
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 63 babies
Boys and girls named Vernal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | 17 | 50% |
| 1900s | 26 | 36 | 58.1% |
| 1910s | 279 | 85 | 23.4% |
| 1920s | 390 | 108 | 21.7% |
| 1930s | 336 | 53 | 13.6% |
| 1940s | 255 | 47 | 15.6% |
| 1950s | 177 | 19 | 9.7% |
| 1960s | 140 | 5 | 3.4% |
| 1970s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,257 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,403 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,597 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #8,070 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,390 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,915 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,695 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,754 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,530 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,457 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,939 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,920 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #7,038 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,035 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,916 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,423 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,143 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,114 | 5 | #7,543 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,757 | 5 | #6,584 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,955 | 8 | #4,580 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,071 | 6 | #5,539 |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,251 | 7 | #4,645 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,812 | 6 | #5,214 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,505 | 5 | #5,658 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,628 | 5 | #5,203 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,459 | 5 | #5,338 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,298 | 6 | #4,391 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,250 | 13 | #2,412 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,096 | 5 | #4,853 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,172 | 10 | #2,911 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,199 | 9 | #3,101 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,054 | 9 | #3,261 |
| 1931 | 31 | #1,251 | 9 | #3,210 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,258 | 11 | #2,833 |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,006 | 5 | #5,242 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,380 | 6 | #4,696 |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,224 | 8 | #3,852 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,218 | 16 | #2,344 |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,388 | 9 | #3,647 |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,203 | 9 | #3,643 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,099 | 13 | #2,724 |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,057 | 12 | #2,948 |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,085 | 13 | #2,757 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,034 | 17 | #2,255 |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,045 | 15 | #2,379 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,372 | 10 | #3,228 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,077 | 13 | #2,543 |
| 1916 | 49 | #914 | 5 | #5,118 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,262 | 16 | #2,044 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,186 | 9 | #2,624 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #968 | 6 | #2,959 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,038 | 11 | #1,513 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,193 | 7 | #1,807 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,529 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,167 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,303 | 10 | #1,213 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,219 | 5 | #1,782 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,408 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,652 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vernal reached #914 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #1,167 in 1904. 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 Vernal
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.