Is Vernal a boy or girl name?

Vernal is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,158 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.2% were girls and 82.8% were boys.

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Vernal

Recorded 1892–2005 · United States

Vernal was most popular in 1920, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,712 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,158 people named Vernal.

Vernal over time

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

Is Vernal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vernal is mostly a boy’s name — 17.2% of the 2,158 Americans given it were girls and 82.8% 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.

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