How Many People Are Named Verney?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Verney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Verney peaked in popularity in 1917 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verney 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 Verney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Verney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Verney is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1917
7 births
Total Registered
17
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verney
Verney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 17 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Verney as a male name
Ranked #3,757 in 1945
5 male births in 1945
Peak: 1917 (7 births)
Verney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verney span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 12 babies were registered. While Verney is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Verney by Decade
How has Verney 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.
Verney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verney
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Verney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verney?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Verney 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Verney a common name?
Verney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verney most popular?
Verney reached peak popularity in 1917, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verney is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verney a male name?
Verney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verney Smith, Verney Johnson, Verney 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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