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Verna

Pronounced V ER1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Verna?

Verna is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 69,780 children — the 453rd most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 308 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,873 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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1918Girls: 1,873Boys: 12

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
V ER1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Verna

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Verna

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Verna?
Verna ranks 453rd among girls' names in US records, with 69,780 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 308.
Is Verna a unisex name?
No. Verna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Verna most popular?
1918, when 1,873 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.