Vernon
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825 · #1,382 for boys in 2025, 133 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 3,144 births
- Debut · boys
- 56 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 146,413since 1880
Vernon over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | — | #1,382 | 133 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,556 | 112 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,623 | 107 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,523 | 118 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,442 | 125 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,849 | 80 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,485 | 115 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,593 | 103 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,467 | 115 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,520 | 111 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,538 | 106 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,385 | 123 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,459 | 113 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,407 | 118 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,404 | 118 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,263 | 138 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,453 | 115 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,271 | 137 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,171 | 151 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,154 | 146 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,170 | 136 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,080 | 147 | |
| 2003 | — | #942 | 174 | |
| 2002 | — | #913 | 176 | |
| 2001 | — | #871 | 184 | |
| 2000 | — | #818 | 196 | |
| 1999 | — | #748 | 214 | |
| 1998 | — | #747 | 216 | |
| 1997 | — | #687 | 234 | |
| 1996 | — | #655 | 255 | |
| 1995 | — | #689 | 237 | |
| 1994 | — | #627 | 277 | |
| 1993 | — | #588 | 306 | |
| 1992 | — | #567 | 323 | |
| 1991 | — | #506 | 383 | |
| 1990 | — | #488 | 394 | |
| 1989 | — | #467 | 408 | |
| 1988 | — | #419 | 463 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #390 | 488 |
| 1986 | — | #404 | 447 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #345 | 547 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #336 | 552 |
| 1983 | — | #331 | 559 | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #333 | 573 |
| 1981 | — | #305 | 631 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #290 | 707 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #309 | 631 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #300 | 622 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #278 | 695 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #290 | 649 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #277 | 690 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #258 | 752 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #247 | 790 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #245 | 865 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #243 | 942 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #224 | 1,086 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #220 | 1,069 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #203 | 1,143 |
| 1967 | — | #203 | 1,141 | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #191 | 1,284 |
| 1965 | — | #188 | 1,358 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #174 | 1,568 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #190 | 1,572 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #182 | 1,673 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #175 | 1,771 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #173 | 1,830 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #172 | 1,790 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #164 | 1,927 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #161 | 1,976 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #151 | 2,057 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #146 | 2,035 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #144 | 2,097 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #141 | 2,059 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #137 | 2,082 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #131 | 2,104 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #134 | 2,006 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 | #141 | 1,951 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #136 | 2,034 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #134 | 2,114 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | #130 | 1,966 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #118 | 1,936 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #119 | 1,924 |
| 1943 | #1,664 | 26 | #117 | 2,093 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #114 | 2,103 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #108 | 1,976 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #105 | 1,941 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #100 | 1,994 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #103 | 1,958 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #96 | 2,076 |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | #93 | 2,028 |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | #94 | 2,112 |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 | #89 | 2,227 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | #83 | 2,206 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #78 | 2,428 |
| 1931 | #1,028 | 46 | #74 | 2,465 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | #72 | 2,703 |
| 1929 | #1,306 | 33 | #71 | 2,683 |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | #70 | 2,852 |
| 1927 | #1,035 | 55 | #71 | 2,852 |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | #66 | 2,953 |
| 1925 | #1,020 | 54 | #67 | 2,912 |
| 1924 | #1,069 | 53 | #68 | 3,008 |
| 1923 | #1,111 | 47 | #67 | 2,956 |
| 1922 | #917 | 64 | #68 | 3,003 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 | #68 | 3,069 |
| 1920 | #989 | 55 | #65 | 3,144 |
| 1919 | #902 | 61 | #65 | 2,929 |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | #66 | 2,971 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 | #71 | 2,463 |
| 1916 | #1,100 | 41 | #75 | 2,288 |
| 1915 | #990 | 45 | #80 | 2,060 |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | #83 | 1,455 |
| 1913 | #946 | 32 | #83 | 1,143 |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | #90 | 889 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #96 | 418 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | #94 | 351 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | #97 | 284 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | #93 | 285 |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | #109 | 222 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #97 | 223 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #104 | 208 |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | #117 | 178 |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | #109 | 179 |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | #109 | 175 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #131 | 129 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #133 | 170 |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | #123 | 130 |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #126 | 143 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | #114 | 152 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | #131 | 129 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | #129 | 131 |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | #119 | 131 |
| 1893 | — | #136 | 112 | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #148 | 108 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #141 | 96 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #169 | 83 |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | #183 | 73 |
| 1888 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1887 | — | #157 | 79 | |
| 1886 | — | #182 | 73 | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #183 | 71 |
| 1884 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1883 | — | #232 | 46 | |
| 1882 | — | #225 | 53 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #197 | 57 |
| 1880 | — | #213 | 56 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Vernon was already there! It came in at #213, and was given to 56 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 58 boys a year got the name.
Where Vernon is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Dakota#51 · 1 in 256
- Hawaii#56 · 1 in 204
- North Dakota#64 · 1 in 311
- Maryland#67 · 1 in 337
- Oregon#77 · 1 in 385
Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #51 | 28 | 1 in 256 |
| Hawaii | #56 | 30 | 1 in 204 |
| North Dakota | #64 | 24 | 1 in 311 |
| Maryland | #67 | 76 | 1 in 337 |
| Oregon | #77 | 44 | 1 in 385 |
| Missouri | #85 | 93 | 1 in 470 |
| District of Columbia | #87 | 30 | 1 in 417 |
| Wyoming | #88 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| Kansas | #89 | 46 | 1 in 437 |
| Kentucky | #90 | 77 | 1 in 488 |
| Idaho | #92 | 17 | 1 in 400 |
| Nebraska | #95 | 28 | 1 in 522 |
| Virginia | #97 | 73 | 1 in 525 |
| Minnesota | #98 | 60 | 1 in 584 |
| Wisconsin | #99 | 55 | 1 in 711 |
| Iowa | #103 | 51 | 1 in 594 |
| Florida | #106 | 53 | 1 in 543 |
| Arkansas | #107 | 45 | 1 in 534 |
| Vermont | #108 | 6 | 1 in 662 |
| Louisiana | #115 | 57 | 1 in 597 |
| Mississippi | #116 | 44 | 1 in 663 |
| Oklahoma | #117 | 43 | 1 in 579 |
| Colorado | #119 | 25 | 1 in 616 |
| Tennessee | #120 | 56 | 1 in 751 |
| North Carolina | #121 | 78 | 1 in 683 |
| Ohio | #121 | 112 | 1 in 846 |
| Washington | #121 | 35 | 1 in 786 |
| Montana | #125 | 9 | 1 in 720 |
| West Virginia | #125 | 34 | 1 in 771 |
| Arizona | #132 | 15 | 1 in 613 |
| Maine | #133 | 12 | 1 in 895 |
| California | #139 | 123 | 1 in 971 |
| South Carolina | #140 | 35 | 1 in 822 |
| Texas | #142 | 139 | 1 in 705 |
| Georgia | #143 | 51 | 1 in 883 |
| Illinois | #144 | 83 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Massachusetts | #152 | 22 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Pennsylvania | #163 | 62 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Indiana | #167 | 33 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Michigan | #170 | 49 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Alabama | #171 | 37 | 1 in 1,079 |
| New Jersey | #171 | 22 | 1 in 2,249 |
| Connecticut | #178 | 8 | 1 in 2,624 |
| New York | #204 | 61 | 1 in 2,590 |
| New Mexico | #214 | 7 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Utah | #216 | 6 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 Vernon
- 174 spots since 2024 (#1,556 → #1,382)
- 467 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #1,382)
- 156 spots since 2015 (#1,538 → #1,382)
- Biggest jump: 57 spots in 1885 (#240 → #183)
- Biggest drop: 138 spots in 2004 (#942 → #1,080)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #65 (3,144 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 43 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1908–1937
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1880–2003
- Highest: 1 in 335 boys born in 1919 were named Vernon (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,843 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #65 in 1920, was only 1 in 339 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.1% of all boys named Vernon (29,432) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 636 | #157 (1887) | #200 |
| 1890s | 1,215 | #114 (1897) | #134 |
| 1900s | 2,053 | #93 (1908) | #110 |
| 1910s | 16,967 | #65 (1919) | #80 |
| 1920s | 29,432 | #65 (1920) | #68 |
| 1930s | 22,197 | #72 (1930) | #88 |
| 1940s | 20,038 | #105 (1940) | #122 |
| 1950s | 20,133 | #131 (1951) | #148 |
| 1960s | 14,409 | #173 (1960) | #190 |
| 1970s | 7,722 | #224 (1970) | #267 |
| 1980s | 5,375 | #290 (1980) | #362 |
| 1990s | 2,839 | #488 (1990) | #630 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | #818 (2000) | #1,084 |
| 2010s | 1,160 | #1,263 (2010) | #1,452 |
| 2020s | 675 | #1,382 (2025) | #1,563 |
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.
Vernon in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 68,183 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 68.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,863Sudie27
- #1,863Theresia27
- #1,863Vonna27
- #1,897Vernon26
- #1,897Alease26
- #1,897Alline26
- #1,897Almeta26
- #1,946Alfredia25
- #1,946Alyson25
- #1,946Arden25
Tied with 48 names at #1,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 865 of them was named Vernon, which outranked 96.9% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.