How Many People Are Named Vernisha?
An estimated 318 people in the United States have the first name Vernisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Vernisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vernisha 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 Vernisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
318
About 1 in 1,077,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1994
23 births
Total Registered
333
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vernisha
Vernisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 333 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vernisha as a female name
Ranked #16,350 in 2005
6 female births in 2005
Peak: 1994 (23 births)
Vernisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vernisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 141 babies were registered. Vernisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vernisha by Decade
How has Vernisha 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.
Vernisha by State
Vernisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vernisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vernisha
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Vernisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vernisha?
We estimate approximately 318 people named Vernisha 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 1,077,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Vernisha a common name?
Vernisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 333 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vernisha most popular?
Vernisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vernisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vernisha a female name?
Vernisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vernisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vernisha Smith, Vernisha Johnson, Vernisha 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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