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Girl name

Vernice

90% girls · last recorded 2011

Vernice has been given to about 8,079 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 3,493
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vernice per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 245
  • Born in 20250
  • All time8,079

How popular is Vernice?

Its best year was 1923, when 245 babies were given the name, ranking 459th. The typical living American called Vernice is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Vernice

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bernice0.89
  2. Vernie0.83
  3. Denice0.79
  4. Berniece0.78
  5. Berenice0.78
  6. Eunice0.75
  7. Felice0.76
  8. Vergie0.73

Middle names for Vernice

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vernice Catherine0.84
  2. Vernice Josephine0.84
  3. Vernice Rose0.83
  4. Vernice Marie0.83
  5. Vernice Jane0.83
  6. Vernice Louise0.83

Sibling names for Vernice

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.90
  2. Elouisesister · 0.89
  3. Lenorasister · 0.88
  4. Cleoeither · 0.86
  5. Otisbrother · 0.85
  6. Louiebrother · 0.85

Where Vernice is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.