Verlie
The Story of Verlie
As a girl name
Verlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1887, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 77 births, good for #788 nationwide. About 26% of every Verlie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Verlie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Verlie as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Verlie — #2,459 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Verlie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Verlie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 178 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 Verlie
Verlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Verlie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #788. Use the chart and map above to compare Verlie'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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