Name Legacy

Vernelle

Recorded 1904–1974 · United States

Vernelle was most popular in 1924, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,678 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,250 people named Vernelle.

Most popular in1924
Rank that year#1,678
Births that year69
Total since 18801,250
Given to100% girls

Vernelle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Vernelle’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vernelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vernelle is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 1,250 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% 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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Where Vernelle 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