unisex name
Vernie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 6,719
Vernie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 59% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1991 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 1920, when 191 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Vernie started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
Vernie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 238 |
| 1890s | 454 |
| 1900s | 594 |
| 1910s | 1,368 |
| 1920s | 1,465 |
| 1930s | 989 |
| 1940s | 696 |
| 1950s | 502 |
| 1960s | 259 |
| 1970s | 116 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s (to 1991) | 10 |
How popular is Vernie?
In 1991, Vernie 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.
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 Vernie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vernie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vernie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vernie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vernie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vernie
How popular is the name Vernie?
In 1991, Vernie 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 Vernie a girl's or a boy's name?
Vernie is used for both girls and boys. About 59% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Vernie most popular?
Vernie peaked in 1920, when 191 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Was Vernie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Vernie was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.