# Verna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/verna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “spring-like” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 69,638 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 525 / 69,113 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Coined in the 19th century, from Latin vernus (“spring-like”) or as a feminine of Vernon.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 4,908 |
| 2012 | 26 | 5,392 |
| 2013 | 32 | 4,532 |
| 2014 | 38 | 3,996 |
| 2015 | 25 | 5,445 |
| 2016 | 43 | 3,655 |
| 2017 | 36 | 4,142 |
| 2018 | 37 | 3,999 |
| 2019 | 26 | 5,152 |
| 2020 | 29 | 4,641 |
| 2021 | 24 | 5,392 |
| 2022 | 38 | 3,961 |
| 2023 | 25 | 5,242 |
| 2024 | 27 | 5,016 |
| 2025 | 44 | 3,513 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 9 | 2,794 |
| 1950 | 6 | 3,663 |
| 1951 | 10 | 2,653 |
| 1953 | 5 | 4,307 |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,752 |
| 1956 | 6 | 3,920 |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,248 |
| 1959 | 5 | 4,546 |
| 1961 | 6 | 4,042 |
| 1962 | 5 | 4,607 |
| 1963 | 7 | 3,632 |
| 1964 | 6 | 4,022 |
| 1968 | 5 | 4,723 |
| 1970 | 7 | 4,210 |
| 1978 | 5 | 6,725 |

## People named Verna

- Verna Felton, American actress (1890–1966)
- Verna Bloom, American actress (1938–2019)
- Verna Hillie, American actress (1914-1997)
- Verna Fields, American film editor and entertainment industry executive (1918-1982)
- Verna Johnston, Australian sprinter and long jumper

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.