girl's name

Verda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 8,072

Verda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1999 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 283 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Verda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s.

2,120
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Verda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 158
1890s 529
1900s 765
1910s 1,924
1920s 2,120
1930s 1,197
1940s 683
1950s 396
1960s 215
1970s 58
1980s 12
1990s 12

How popular is Verda?

In 1999, Verda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Verda is used

England & Wales #7,377 3 in 2024
United States #16,321 5 in 1999

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Verda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Verda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Verda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Verda

How popular is the name Verda?

In 1999, Verda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Verda a girl's or a boy's name?

Verda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Verda?

Verda has 2 syllables.

When was Verda most popular?

Verda peaked in 1918, when 283 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.