Verlyn
Verlyn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Verlyn Flieger, American author, editor, and English professor Verlyn Klinkenborg, American non-fiction author, academic, and newspaper editor Verlyn Olson, Canadian politician and lawyer
Meaning & Origin of Verlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verlyn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Verlyn Flieger, American author, editor, and English professor Verlyn Klinkenborg, American non-fiction author, academic, and newspaper editor Verlyn Olson, Canadian politician and lawyer
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The Story of Verlyn
As a girl name
Verlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 20 Verlyns were born — ranking #1,697 that year. As of 2026, Verlyn ranks #4,896 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 488 Verlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Verlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 56 Verlyns were born — ranking #891 that year. As of 2026, Verlyn ranks #9,265 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Verlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Verlyn
Verlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Verlyn's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #891. Use the chart and map above to compare Verlyn'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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