Verley
Verley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ava Deluca-Verley, French-American actress Bernard Verley, French actor and producer Bertie Verley (1873–1907), Jamaican cricketer Ilona Verley, Canadian-American drag queen Ivy de Verley (1879–1963), Jamaican artist Renaud Verley, French actor, brother of Bernard
Meaning & Origin of Verley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ava Deluca-Verley, French-American actress Bernard Verley, French actor and producer Bertie Verley (1873–1907), Jamaican cricketer Ilona Verley, Canadian-American drag queen Ivy de Verley (1879–1963), Jamaican artist Renaud Verley, French actor, brother of Bernard
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The Story of Verley
As a girl name
American parents first put Verley on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 9 Verleys were born — ranking #3,269 that year. About 38% of every Verley on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Verley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1942, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 84 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Verley on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Verleys were born — ranking #3,728 that year. About 52% of every Verley on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Verley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Verley
Verley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Verley's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #3,269. Use the chart and map above to compare Verley'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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