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    The first name Vernell

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Vernell at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2021, 6 boys born in the United States were named Vernell, the 12,052nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 178 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    10,468
    babies named Vernell since 1880
    #12,052
    rank in 2021
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Vernell

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bimbo Coles
      American basketball player (born 1968)

    Questions

    Is Vernell a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 10,468 US babies named Vernell since 1880, 68% were girls and 32% boys.
    When was Vernell most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 178 babies were named Vernell, its highest rank at 545th.