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Girl name

Vernia

100% girls · last recorded 1973

Vernia has been given to about 1,288 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 483
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vernia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1917 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,288

How popular is Vernia?

Its best year was 1917, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 1146th. The typical living American called Vernia is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Vernia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vernita0.83
  2. Verna0.77
  3. Kenia0.75
  4. Veronica0.71
  5. Vernie0.72
  6. Venita0.69
  7. Virginia0.64
  8. Georgia0.64

Middle names for Vernia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vernia Josephine0.84
  2. Vernia Rose0.83
  3. Vernia Louise0.83
  4. Vernia June0.82
  5. Vernia Pearl0.82
  6. Vernia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Vernia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.79
  2. Winonasister · 0.79
  3. Lenorasister · 0.77
  4. Cleoeither · 0.76
  5. Hughbrother · 0.75
  6. Otisbrother · 0.75

Where Vernia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vernia White0.78
    2. Vernia Reyes0.78
    3. Vernia Nguyen0.78
    4. Vernia Moore0.78
    5. Vernia Lee0.78
    6. Vernia Hill0.78

    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 Vernia

    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.