Is Verle a boy or girl name?

Verle is a unisex name. Of the 2,279 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.9% were girls and 77.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1915, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Verle

Recorded 1890–1978 · United States

Verle was most popular in 1920, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,359 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,279 people named Verle.

Verle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Verle’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verle is a unisex name — 22.9% of the 2,279 Americans given it were girls and 77.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1915 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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 Verle

Where Verle 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