How Many People Are Named Verla?
An estimated 1,169 people in the United States have the first name Verla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Verla peaked in popularity in 1922 with 199 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verla 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 Verla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Verla is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
1,169
About 1 in 293,203 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1922
199 births
Total Registered
6,190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verla
Verla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verla as a female name
Ranked #7,290 in 1983
9 female births in 1983
Peak: 1922 (199 births)
Verla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verla span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,779 babies were registered. Verla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Verla by Decade
How has Verla 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.
Verla by State
Birth registrations for Verla span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Iowa, Illinois, Idaho. The lowest are in South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana. On average, about 116 Verlas were registered per state.
Verla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verla
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Verla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verla?
We estimate approximately 1,169 people named Verla 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 293,203 Americans share this first name.
Is Verla a common name?
Verla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verla most popular?
Verla reached peak popularity in 1922, when 199 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verla is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verla a female name?
Verla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verla Smith, Verla Johnson, Verla 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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