Verlen
The Story of Verlen
As a girl name
Verlen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1926, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1926: 6 births, good for #4,306 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1926 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Verlens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Verlen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 6 births, good for #3,822 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Verlens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1941 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Verlens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Verlen
Verlen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Verlen's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Verlen'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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