boy's name

Verdun

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 99

France

#588

1917 births

Verdun is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1922 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 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1916.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Verdun over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1920s. The striped bar is the 1920s, still in progress — it covers 1920 to 1922, not a full ten years.

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Births named Verdun by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 75
1920s (to 1922) 14

How popular is Verdun?

In 1922, Verdun 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 Verdun is used

France #588 5 in 1917
United States #4,508 5 in 1922

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 Verdun

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

Parents who like Verdun also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Verdun over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Verdun

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

Common questions about Verdun

How popular is the name Verdun?

In 1922, Verdun 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 Verdun a girl's or a boy's name?

Verdun is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Verdun?

Verdun has 2 syllables.

When was Verdun most popular?

Verdun peaked in 1918, when 33 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.