How Many People Are Named Verlia?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Verlia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Verlia peaked in popularity in 1916 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verlia 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 Verlia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Verlia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Verlia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1916
14 births
Total Registered
232
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verlia
Verlia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 232 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verlia as a female name
Ranked #4,470 in 1952
8 female births in 1952
Peak: 1916 (14 births)
Verlia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verlia span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 85 babies were registered. Verlia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Verlia by Decade
How has Verlia 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.
Verlia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verlia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verlia
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Verlia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verlia?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Verlia 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 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Verlia a common name?
Verlia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 232 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verlia most popular?
Verlia reached peak popularity in 1916, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verlia is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verlia a female name?
Verlia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verlia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verlia Smith, Verlia Johnson, Verlia 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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