How Many People Are Named Verta?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Verta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Verta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Verta 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 Verta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Verta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1922
33 births
Total Registered
1,093
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Verta
Verta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,093 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Verta as a female name
Ranked #8,253 in 1972
6 female births in 1972
Peak: 1922 (33 births)
Verta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Verta span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 261 babies were registered. Verta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Verta by Decade
How has Verta 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.
Verta by State
Birth registrations for Verta span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Illinois, Alabama. On average, about 15 Vertas were registered per state.
Verta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Verta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Verta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Verta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verta?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Verta 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 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Verta a common name?
Verta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,093 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Verta most popular?
Verta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Verta is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Verta a female name?
Verta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Verta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Verta Smith, Verta Johnson, Verta 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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