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Unisex name

Verle

23% girls, 77% boys · last recorded 1978

Verle has been given to about 2,279 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 704
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Verle per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 96
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,279

How popular is Verle?

Its best year was 1920, when 96 babies were given the name, ranking 1436th. The typical living American called Verle is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Verle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merle0.85
  2. Verne0.79
  3. Ferne0.75
  4. Elle0.70
  5. Belle0.70
  6. Nelle0.70
  7. Cheryle0.68
  8. Verla0.68

Middle names for Verle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Verle Catherine0.84
  2. Verle Josephine0.84
  3. Verle Rose0.83
  4. Verle Marie0.83
  5. Verle Grace0.83
  6. Verle Jane0.83

Sibling names for Verle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.82
  2. Winonasister · 0.82
  3. Ilasister · 0.80
  4. Cleoeither · 0.80
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.76
  6. Hughbrother · 0.75

Where Verle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Verle White0.78
    2. Verle Nguyen0.78
    3. Verle Moore0.78
    4. Verle Hill0.78
    5. Verle Hall0.78
    6. Verle Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Verle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.