How Many People Are Named Verbal?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Verbal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Verbal peaked in popularity in 1920 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verbal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Verbal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Verbal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1920
9 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verbal
Verbal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 49 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verbal as a female name
Ranked #5,736 in 1922
5 female births in 1922
Peak: 1920 (9 births)
Verbal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verbal span from the 1910s to the 1920s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 27 babies were registered. Verbal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Verbal by Decade
How has Verbal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Verbal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verbal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verbal
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Verbal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verbal?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Verbal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Verbal a common name?
Verbal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verbal most popular?
Verbal reached peak popularity in 1920, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verbal is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verbal a female name?
Verbal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verbal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verbal Smith, Verbal Johnson, Verbal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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