Verna
Girl name · #3459 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
Verna ranks #3459 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 44 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,909 girls born in 2025 was named Verna.
The 145-year story
Verna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 46 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 1,873 girls were named Verna — good for #125 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Verna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Verna in class?
Verna scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Verna is most common
State-level data for Verna is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Verna
Statistically, parents drawn to Verna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Edna, Wilma, Rowena, Bertha, and Irma.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Verna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3459 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3893 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4066 |
| 2016 | 43 | #3588 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3925 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4422 |
| 2012 | 26 | #5253 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4807 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7679 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4089 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5230 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4685 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4387 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4109 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4498 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4025 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Verna a popular girl name?
Verna ranked #3459 among girls in 2025 with 44 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Verna most popular?
Verna peaked in 1918, when 1,873 American girls received the name (ranked #125 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Verna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,909 newborn American girls was named Verna. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.