Vern
Short form of Vernon, a Norman surname from places in France whose name comes from a Gaulish word for the alder tree.
Vern in 2025
Vern was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 21,867th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Vern
Vern reached its highest point in 1920, when 282 babies were given the name, ranking 745th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 647th, in 1891.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,982 babies have been named Vern. Half of them were born before 1934, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Vern by decade
| Decade | Babies named Vern | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 244 | 664 |
| 1890s | 368 | 647 |
| 1900s | 392 | 772 |
| 1910s | 1,648 | 758 |
| 1920s | 2,477 | 745 |
| 1930s | 1,763 | 799 |
| 1940s | 1,628 | 940 |
| 1950s | 1,661 | 1,096 |
| 1960s | 1,011 | 1,490 |
| 1970s | 374 | 2,332 |
| 1980s | 214 | 4,666 |
| 1990s | 107 | 8,733 |
| 2000s | 45 | 16,956 |
| 2010s | 15 | 21,204 |
| 2020s | 35 | 20,138 |
Where Vern is heading
Vern was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Vern is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Vern
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Vern.