How Many People Are Named Verda?
An estimated 1,074 people in the United States have the first name Verda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Verda peaked in popularity in 1918 with 283 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verda 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 Verda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Verda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
1,074
About 1 in 319,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1918
283 births
Total Registered
8,069
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verda
Verda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,069 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Verda as a male name
Ranked #3,488 in 1916
7 male births in 1916
Peak: 1916 (7 births)
Verda as a female name
Ranked #16,841 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1918 (283 births)
Verda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verda span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,120 babies were registered. Verda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Verda by Decade
How has Verda 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.
Verda by State
Birth registrations for Verda span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Georgia, Florida, Washington. On average, about 125 Verdas were registered per state.
Verda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Verda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verda?
We estimate approximately 1,074 people named Verda 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 319,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Verda a common name?
Verda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,069 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verda most popular?
Verda reached peak popularity in 1918, when 283 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verda is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verda a female name?
Verda is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verda Smith, Verda Johnson, Verda 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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