How Many People Are Named Verneta?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Verneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Verneta peaked in popularity in 1928 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verneta 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 Verneta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Verneta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Verneta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1928
16 births
Total Registered
230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verneta
Verneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 230 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verneta as a female name
Ranked #6,512 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1928 (16 births)
Verneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verneta span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 109 babies were registered. Verneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Verneta by Decade
How has Verneta 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.
Verneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Verneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verneta?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Verneta 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Verneta a common name?
Verneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verneta most popular?
Verneta reached peak popularity in 1928, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verneta is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verneta a female name?
Verneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verneta Smith, Verneta Johnson, Verneta 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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