How Many People Are Named Vernie?
An estimated 1,289 people in the United States have the first name Vernie. It is used for both genders, with 58.9% female. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Vernie peaked in popularity in 1920 with 191 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vernie 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 Vernie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Vernie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Vernie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- With an average bearer age of 75, Vernie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
1,289
About 1 in 265,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
58.9% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1920
191 births
Total Registered
6,718
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vernie
Vernie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (41.1%) and females (58.9%). Out of 6,718 total births registered, 2,760 were male and 3,958 were female.
Vernie as a male name
Ranked #9,583 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1924 (81 births)
Vernie as a female name
Ranked #9,716 in 1978
6 female births in 1978
Peak: 1916 (123 births)
Vernie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vernie span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,465 babies were registered. Vernie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vernie by Decade
How has Vernie 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.
Vernie by State
Birth registrations for Vernie span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Nebraska. On average, about 83 Vernies were registered per state.
Vernie + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Vernie
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vernie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vernie?
We estimate approximately 1,289 people named Vernie 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 265,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Vernie a common name?
Vernie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,718 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vernie most popular?
Vernie reached peak popularity in 1920, when 191 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vernie is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vernie a female name?
Vernie is predominantly female. 58.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vernie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vernie Smith, Vernie Johnson, Vernie 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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