Vernell
Last seen for girls in 1999 at #14,411 · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #10,799
Given to girls 68.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 173 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,124since 1897
Vernell 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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | #8,215 | 9 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #9,568 | 7 | |
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,675 | 15 | |
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,236 | 11 | |
| 2008 | — | #8,324 | 9 | |
| 2007 | — | #7,590 | 10 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,303 | 16 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,824 | 17 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,246 | 15 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,114 | 20 | |
| 2002 | — | #9,392 | 6 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,066 | 19 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | — | #3,601 | 19 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,396 | 14 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #3,100 | 22 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1992 | — | #2,909 | 23 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,227 | 32 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,308 | 30 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #2,068 | 34 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #2,090 | 30 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #2,272 | 25 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #2,096 | 27 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #1,916 | 30 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #1,723 | 33 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #2,341 | 21 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #1,766 | 32 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #1,910 | 29 |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | #1,833 | 30 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #1,688 | 32 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #1,645 | 33 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #1,455 | 37 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #1,582 | 31 |
| 1973 | #2,629 | 27 | #1,435 | 35 |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | #1,391 | 37 |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | #1,165 | 49 |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | #1,159 | 51 |
| 1969 | #1,955 | 41 | #1,302 | 37 |
| 1968 | #1,834 | 42 | #1,047 | 50 |
| 1967 | #1,537 | 53 | #1,117 | 44 |
| 1966 | #1,916 | 36 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #1,421 | 60 | #1,064 | 48 |
| 1964 | #1,281 | 75 | #1,199 | 41 |
| 1963 | #1,340 | 68 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1962 | #1,177 | 87 | #996 | 59 |
| 1961 | #1,288 | 74 | #1,206 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,212 | 81 | #1,034 | 55 |
| 1959 | #1,135 | 88 | #1,101 | 49 |
| 1958 | #1,028 | 103 | #1,222 | 40 |
| 1957 | #970 | 114 | #1,022 | 55 |
| 1956 | #897 | 124 | #1,071 | 50 |
| 1955 | #916 | 115 | #988 | 58 |
| 1954 | #852 | 123 | #902 | 67 |
| 1953 | #768 | 142 | #939 | 58 |
| 1952 | #819 | 124 | #896 | 62 |
| 1951 | #779 | 129 | #949 | 54 |
| 1950 | #728 | 138 | #948 | 53 |
| 1949 | #772 | 125 | #849 | 65 |
| 1948 | #675 | 152 | #1,023 | 47 |
| 1947 | #711 | 142 | #938 | 56 |
| 1946 | #712 | 128 | #897 | 54 |
| 1945 | #658 | 125 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1944 | #668 | 123 | #1,018 | 41 |
| 1943 | #601 | 157 | #986 | 46 |
| 1942 | #663 | 127 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | #661 | 115 | #925 | 47 |
| 1940 | #579 | 146 | #967 | 44 |
| 1939 | #593 | 127 | #1,103 | 34 |
| 1938 | #512 | 170 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1937 | #551 | 148 | #1,000 | 40 |
| 1936 | #538 | 146 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1935 | #479 | 173 | #980 | 42 |
| 1934 | #491 | 170 | #982 | 42 |
| 1933 | #514 | 152 | #1,103 | 35 |
| 1932 | #496 | 177 | #1,141 | 35 |
| 1931 | #501 | 166 | #1,194 | 33 |
| 1930 | #539 | 159 | #1,215 | 34 |
| 1929 | #565 | 147 | #1,443 | 25 |
| 1928 | #573 | 152 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #598 | 141 | #1,227 | 35 |
| 1926 | #539 | 167 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #550 | 170 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #543 | 178 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #612 | 143 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1922 | #689 | 113 | #1,120 | 40 |
| 1921 | #675 | 120 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #704 | 99 | #1,449 | 25 |
| 1918 | #711 | 103 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #849 | 65 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #824 | 67 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #988 | 36 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #982 | 20 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Vernell! It came in at #1,555, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1901, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Vernell is popular in 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Carolina#540 · 1 in 5,971
- Georgia#689 · 1 in 8,169
- New Jersey#730 · 1 in 10,771
- Pennsylvania#889 · 1 in 18,595
- New York#937 · 1 in 15,372
Best ever in a state: #160 in South Carolina, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #540 | 7 | 1 in 5,971 |
| Georgia | #689 | 5 | 1 in 8,169 |
| New Jersey | #730 | 5 | 1 in 10,771 |
| Pennsylvania | #889 | 5 | 1 in 18,595 |
| New York | #937 | 10 | 1 in 15,372 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Vernell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1999
- Biggest jump: 439 spots in 1911 (#1,421 → #982)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1912 (#982 → #1,143)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1935 at #479 (173 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1914–1957
- Highest: 1 in 6,029 girls born in 1932 were named Vernell (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 354,765 girls born in 1999 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #479 in 1935, was only 1 in 6,061 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.3% of all girls named Vernell (1,588) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1969, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,555 (1897) | #1,555 |
| 1900s | 60 | #1,219 (1909) | #1,414 |
| 1910s | 510 | #704 (1919) | #948 |
| 1920s | 1,445 | #539 (1926) | #602 |
| 1930s | 1,588 | #479 (1935) | #521 |
| 1940s | 1,340 | #579 (1940) | #670 |
| 1950s | 1,200 | #728 (1950) | #889 |
| 1960s | 617 | #1,177 (1962) | #1,496 |
| 1970s | 228 | #1,904 (1970) | #3,352 |
| 1980s | 101 | #3,949 (1983) | #7,303 |
| 1990s | 30 | #10,588 (1993) | #12,197 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Vernell in 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 29,419 of them was named Vernell, which outranked 81.1% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,407Ollie61
- #1,407Oralia61
- #1,407Roselyn61
- #1,421Vernell60
- #1,421Anette60
- #1,421Awilda60
- #1,421Brenna60
- #1,437Alane59
- #1,437Candie59
- #1,437Denna59
Tied with 15 names at #1,421; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 38,753 of them was named Vernell, which outranked 76.0% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,055Odis49
- #1,055Otha49
- #1,055Rance49
- #1,064Vernell48
- #1,064Arne48
- #1,064Arnoldo48
- #1,064Artis48
- #1,081Beau47
- #1,081Cleo47
- #1,081Dondi47
Tied with 16 names at #1,064; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.