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Unisex name

Vernie

59% girls, 41% boys · last recorded 1991

Vernie has been given to about 6,719 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,967
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vernie per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 191
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,719

How popular is Vernie?

Its best year was 1920, when 191 babies were given the name, ranking 670th. The typical living American called Vernie is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Vernie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ernie0.88
  2. Bernie0.88
  3. Vergie0.88
  4. Vernice0.83
  5. Jennie0.75
  6. Bennie0.75
  7. Verne0.77
  8. Terrie0.75

Middle names for Vernie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vernie Noelle0.83
  2. Vernie Catherine0.80
  3. Vernie Frances0.80
  4. Vernie Belle0.80
  5. Vernie Josephine0.80
  6. Vernie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Vernie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.88
  2. Ilasister · 0.87
  3. Cleoeither · 0.87
  4. Winonasister · 0.87
  5. Hughbrother · 0.81
  6. Otisbrother · 0.81

Where Vernie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vernie Wilson0.75
    2. Vernie Williams0.75
    3. Vernie Walker0.75
    4. Vernie Turner0.75
    5. Vernie Torres0.75
    6. Vernie Thompson0.75

    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 Vernie

    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.