Verna
Verna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Verna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verna is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Verna
Verna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 46 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 1,873 births, good for #125 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Vernas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,834 among baby girl names with 28 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 69K Vernas 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 Verna
Verna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 69K births in the dataset. Verna's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #117. Use the chart and map above to compare Verna'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.