Verl
Last seen for girls in 1948 at #5,243 · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to boys 92.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1918 · 86 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,517since 1895
Verl over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
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| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
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| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
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| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,813 | 12 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,044 | 16 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,035 | 16 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,547 | 26 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,538 | 25 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,464 | 25 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,185 | 36 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #1,160 | 38 |
| 1947 | — | #1,252 | 34 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,409 | 25 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,056 | 37 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,120 | 35 | |
| 1943 | — | #933 | 51 | |
| 1942 | — | #991 | 45 | |
| 1941 | — | #905 | 49 | |
| 1940 | — | #939 | 46 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,033 | 38 | |
| 1938 | — | #897 | 49 | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #922 | 46 |
| 1936 | — | #1,169 | 32 | |
| 1935 | — | #930 | 46 | |
| 1934 | — | #869 | 52 | |
| 1933 | — | #852 | 53 | |
| 1932 | — | #902 | 51 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #816 | 59 |
| 1930 | — | #1,053 | 43 | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #844 | 60 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #796 | 67 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #786 | 70 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #726 | 77 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #822 | 65 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #817 | 68 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #821 | 67 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #766 | 74 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #868 | 64 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #744 | 77 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #695 | 80 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #667 | 86 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #674 | 79 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #834 | 56 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #705 | 69 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #759 | 38 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #854 | 27 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
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| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Verl! It came in at #978, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1902, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Verl is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#98 · 1 in 400
- Nebraska#259 · 1 in 2,335
- Kansas#283 · 1 in 3,031
- Iowa#310 · 1 in 3,989
- Missouri#407 · 1 in 5,898
Best ever in a state: #78 in Utah, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #98 | 12 | 1 in 400 |
| Nebraska | #259 | 5 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Kansas | #283 | 5 | 1 in 3,031 |
| Iowa | #310 | 5 | 1 in 3,989 |
| Missouri | #407 | 5 | 1 in 5,898 |
| Illinois | #520 | 5 | 1 in 11,587 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Verl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1987
- Biggest jump: 266 spots in 1909 (#1,217 → #951)
- Biggest drop: 239 spots in 1936 (#930 → #1,169)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1918 at #667 (86 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1912–1929
- Highest: 1 in 11,715 boys born in 1917 were named Verl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 373,397 boys born in 1987 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #667 in 1918, was only 1 in 11,785 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 27.4% of all boys named Verl (689) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1902, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #978 (1895) | #978 |
| 1900s | 45 | #783 (1903) | #1,029 |
| 1910s | 490 | #667 (1918) | #828 |
| 1920s | 689 | #726 (1926) | #799 |
| 1930s | 469 | #816 (1931) | #944 |
| 1940s | 396 | #905 (1941) | #1,095 |
| 1950s | 245 | #1,378 (1953) | #1,568 |
| 1960s | 122 | #2,035 (1962) | #2,347 |
| 1970s | 45 | #2,813 (1971) | #4,166 |
| 1980s | 10 | #6,385 (1982) | #6,668 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Verl in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 148,175 of them was named Verl, which outranked 36.6% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,269Zilpha9
- #3,269Zilphia9
- #3,269Zulema9
- #3,564Verl8
- #3,564Aaron8
- #3,564Adair8
- #3,564Adalaide8
- #3,873Adalee7
- #3,873Adelita7
- #3,873Adrianne7
Tied with 308 names at #3,564; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 14,422 of them was named Verl, which outranked 85.0% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #722Carlyle78
- #722Lucian78
- #722Tracy78
- #726Verl77
- #726Gustav77
- #726Kay77
- #726Kirby77
- #731Carleton76
- #731Claudie76
- #731Early76
Tied with 4 names at #726; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.