Verl
Verl is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is approximately 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh.
Meaning & Origin of Verl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verl is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is approximately 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh.
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Origin & history
The Story of Verl
As a girl name
Verl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1898, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 14 Verls were born — ranking #2,384 that year. As of 2026, Verl ranks #5,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 211 Verls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Verl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 86 Verls were born — ranking #667 that year. As of 2026, Verl ranks #6,952 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Verls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Verl
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- Joachim Milberg
- Elmar Brok
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About the name Verl
Verl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Verl's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #667. Use the chart and map above to compare Verl'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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