Verdi
Verdi is a personal name. It may be either surname or a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Verdi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verdi is a personal name. It may be either surname or a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Verdi
As a girl name
Verdi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 5 Verdis were born — ranking #5,674 that year. As of 2026, Verdi ranks #5,674 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Verdis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Verdi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 6 Verdis were born — ranking #3,872 that year. As of 2026, Verdi ranks #3,872 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Verdis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Verdi
Verdi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Verdi's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #3,872. Use the chart and map above to compare Verdi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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