Name Legacy

Verlyn

Recorded 1912–1997 · United States

Verlyn was most popular in 1934, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,465 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,920 people named Verlyn.

Most popular in1934
Rank that year#1,465
Births that year71
Total since 18801,920
Given to75% boys

Verlyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Verlyn’s peak in 1934. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verlyn is a unisex name — 25.4% of the 1,920 Americans given it were girls and 74.6% 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 Verlyn

Where Verlyn 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