Verna
English name of the nineteenth century, taken either as a feminine form of Vernon or from the Latin vernus, meaning of the spring.
Verna in 2025
Verna was given to 44 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,186th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 75,349 babies born.
The history of Verna
Verna reached its highest point in 1918, when 1,885 babies were given the name, ranking 220th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 164th, in 1906.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 69,638 babies have been named Verna. Half of them were born before 1927, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Verna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Verna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,057 | 265 |
| 1890s | 3,036 | 183 |
| 1900s | 4,783 | 164 |
| 1910s | 13,304 | 190 |
| 1920s | 16,419 | 229 |
| 1930s | 10,682 | 281 |
| 1940s | 7,922 | 375 |
| 1950s | 6,210 | 535 |
| 1960s | 3,384 | 749 |
| 1970s | 1,177 | 1,277 |
| 1980s | 537 | 2,467 |
| 1990s | 334 | 4,523 |
| 2000s | 293 | 6,507 |
| 2010s | 313 | 6,283 |
| 2020s | 187 | 6,186 |
Where Verna is heading
Verna has risen 76% over the past decade, from 25 babies in 2015 to 44 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Verna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Verna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Verna.