Vernice
Vërnicë is a village in the former Trebisht Municipality in Dibër County in northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Bulqizë. It is situated with in the Gollobordë region, near the border with North Macedonia.
Meaning & Origin of Vernice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vërnicë is a village in the former Trebisht Municipality in Dibër County in northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Bulqizë. It is situated with in the Gollobordë region, near the border with North Macedonia.
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Origin & history
The Story of Vernice
As a girl name
Vernice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1887, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 225 births, good for #458 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Vernices. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7K Vernices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vernice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 31 births, good for #1,256 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Vernices. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1973 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 789 Vernices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vernice
Vernice is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Vernice's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #458. Use the chart and map above to compare Vernice'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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