Vern
Vern is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Vernon, Lavern or other names. People named Vern include:Vernon Vern Bakalich (1929–2015), New Zealand rugby league player Verdi Vern Barberis (1928–2005), Australian weightlifter Vernon Vern Buchanan, American politician, member of the U.S.
Meaning & Origin of Vern
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vern is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Vernon, Lavern or other names. People named Vern include:Vernon Vern Bakalich (1929–2015), New Zealand rugby league player Verdi Vern Barberis (1928–2005), Australian weightlifter Vernon Vern Buchanan, American politician, member of the U.S.
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The Story of Vern
Vern first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 274 Verns were born — ranking #359 that year. As of 2026, Vern ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11K Verns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vern
Vern is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Vern's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #359. Use the chart and map above to compare Vern'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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