Verlaine
Verlaine is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Meaning & Origin of Verlaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verlaine is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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The Story of Verlaine
Verlaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 15 Verlaines were born — ranking #2,109 that year. As of 2026, Verlaine ranks #6,767 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 115 Verlaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Verlaine
Verlaine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 115 births in the dataset. Verlaine's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #2,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Verlaine'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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