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Vernice

Pronounced V ER1 N AY1 S (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1923
  • 125 years in use
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How popular is Vernice?

Vernice is a girls' name, and first appears in 1887. It has been given to 8,249 children — the 1,656th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2011 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1923, when 231 children were given it.

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1923Girls: 231Boys: 20

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
V ER1 N AY1 S · V ER1 N IY1 S
Stress pattern:
11 · 11
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Vernice

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

Sibling names for Vernice

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Vernice?
Vernice ranks 1,656th among girls' names in US records, with 8,249 births since 1887. Over the past decade it accounts for 31.
Is Vernice a unisex name?
No. Vernice is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Vernice most popular?
1923, when 231 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2011.