Vernis
The Story of Vernis
As a girl name
Vernis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 15 births, good for #2,366 nationwide. About 45% of every Vernis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vernis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 187 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Vernis as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 11 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Vernis — #2,055 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Vernis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vernis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 293 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vernis
Vernis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 293 births in the dataset. Vernis's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #2,055. Use the chart and map above to compare Vernis'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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