How Many People Are Named Vernita?
An estimated 2,410 people in the United States have the first name Vernita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Vernita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vernita 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 Vernita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,410
About 1 in 142,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1961
123 births
Total Registered
4,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vernita
Vernita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,027 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vernita as a female name
Ranked #20,046 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1961 (123 births)
Vernita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vernita span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 935 babies were registered. Vernita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vernita by Decade
How has Vernita 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.
Vernita by State
Birth registrations for Vernita span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee. The lowest are in Washington, Kentucky, Iowa. On average, about 58 Vernitas were registered per state.
Vernita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vernita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vernita
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vernita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vernita?
We estimate approximately 2,410 people named Vernita 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 142,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Vernita a common name?
Vernita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vernita most popular?
Vernita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vernita is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vernita a female name?
Vernita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vernita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vernita Smith, Vernita Johnson, Vernita 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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