Is Verl a boy or girl name?

Verl is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,728 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.7% were girls and 92.3% were boys.

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Verl

Recorded 1895–1987 · United States

Verl was most popular in 1918, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,337 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,728 people named Verl.

Verl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Verl’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verl is mostly a boy’s name — 7.7% of the 2,728 Americans given it were girls and 92.3% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Verl

Where Verl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org