Vernie
Vernie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Meaning & Origin of Vernie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vernie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
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The Story of Vernie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Vernie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 10 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 123 newborns named Vernie — #606 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Vernie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Vernie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Vernie on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 81 Vernies were born — ranking #737 that year. About 22% of every Vernie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vernie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vernie
Vernie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Vernie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #606. Use the chart and map above to compare Vernie'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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