Is Vernell a boy or girl name?
Vernell was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 68.1% of the 10,468 US babies named Vernell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Vernell since 1897
- 10,468
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 215 babies
Boys and girls named Vernell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 1910s | 142 | 510 | 78.2% |
| 1920s | 294 | 1,445 | 83.1% |
| 1930s | 362 | 1,588 | 81.4% |
| 1940s | 473 | 1,340 | 73.9% |
| 1950s | 546 | 1,200 | 68.7% |
| 1960s | 434 | 617 | 58.7% |
| 1970s | 363 | 228 | 38.6% |
| 1980s | 287 | 101 | 26% |
| 1990s | 236 | 30 | 11.3% |
| 2000s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,045 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,833 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #12,151 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #8,107 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,562 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #12,016 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,698 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,924 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #12,130 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,657 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,977 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,135 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,508 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #5,020 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,475 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,604 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,991 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,332 | 5 | #16,844 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,188 | 6 | #14,039 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,186 | 6 | #13,336 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,682 | 6 | #13,373 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,292 | 7 | #11,746 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,103 | 5 | #14,473 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,139 | 10 | #7,671 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,331 | 7 | #9,788 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,157 | 7 | #9,510 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,969 | 9 | #7,536 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,764 | 10 | #6,789 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,082 | 19 | #4,105 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,422 | 13 | #5,524 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,808 | 6 | #10,375 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,962 | 15 | #4,969 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,863 | 20 | #3,901 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,716 | 15 | #4,676 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,669 | 17 | #4,228 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,824 | 20 | #3,533 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,476 | 17 | #3,943 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,616 | 15 | #4,218 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,460 | 27 | #2,686 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,414 | 30 | #2,446 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,179 | 22 | #3,158 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,169 | 45 | #1,930 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,325 | 41 | #1,977 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,056 | 42 | #1,851 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,128 | 53 | #1,558 |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,753 | 36 | #1,950 |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,080 | 60 | #1,436 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,216 | 75 | #1,291 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,303 | 68 | #1,352 |
| 1962 | 59 | #1,005 | 87 | #1,183 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,221 | 74 | #1,296 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,044 | 81 | #1,219 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,116 | 88 | #1,144 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,235 | 103 | #1,035 |
| 1957 | 55 | #1,027 | 114 | #973 |
| 1956 | 50 | #1,082 | 124 | #902 |
| 1955 | 58 | #994 | 115 | #921 |
| 1954 | 67 | #907 | 123 | #858 |
| 1953 | 58 | #948 | 142 | #771 |
| 1952 | 62 | #905 | 124 | #821 |
| 1951 | 54 | #962 | 129 | #786 |
| 1950 | 53 | #957 | 138 | #731 |
| 1949 | 65 | #854 | 125 | #775 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,035 | 152 | #677 |
| 1947 | 56 | #955 | 142 | #715 |
| 1946 | 54 | #909 | 128 | #714 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,034 | 125 | #662 |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,036 | 123 | #673 |
| 1943 | 46 | #997 | 157 | #602 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,213 | 127 | #667 |
| 1941 | 47 | #936 | 115 | #663 |
| 1940 | 44 | #980 | 146 | #581 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,119 | 127 | #596 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,107 | 170 | #513 |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,013 | 148 | #554 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,181 | 146 | #542 |
| 1935 | 42 | #991 | 173 | #479 |
| 1934 | 42 | #1,005 | 170 | #493 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,121 | 152 | #515 |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,155 | 177 | #498 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,214 | 166 | #503 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,233 | 159 | #541 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,478 | 147 | #565 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,185 | 152 | #574 |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,246 | 141 | #601 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,431 | 167 | #543 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,798 | 170 | #552 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,574 | 178 | #545 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,211 | 143 | #615 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,139 | 113 | #691 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,644 | 120 | #678 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,501 | 114 | #684 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,479 | 99 | #707 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,593 | 103 | #715 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,473 | 65 | #856 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,726 | 67 | #830 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,062 | 60 | #848 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,603 | 36 | #1,001 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,084 | 28 | #1,037 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,736 | 21 | #1,175 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,728 | 20 | #1,005 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,826 | 11 | #1,514 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,284 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,539 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,372 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,714 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,530 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,857 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,429 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,783 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vernell reached #854 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #479 in 1935. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Vernell
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.