Is Verner a boy or girl name?

Verner is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,134 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.0% were girls and 92.0% were boys.

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Verner

Recorded 1881–2000 · United States

Verner was most popular in 1917, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,428 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,134 people named Verner.

Verner over time

Births per year. The dot marks Verner’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verner a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verner is mostly a boy’s name — 8.0% of the 2,134 Americans given it were girls and 92.0% 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 Verner

Where Verner is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 18.0×

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