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The first name Vernice

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Vernice at birth, 1880–2025

In 2011, 5 girls born in the United States were named Vernice, the 19,427th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 225 were.

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GirlsBoys
8,079
babies named Vernice since 1880
#19,427
rank in 2011
1923
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 Vernice

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Erma Franklin
    American musician, gospel and soul singer (1938–2002)

Questions

Is Vernice a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 8,079 US babies named Vernice since 1880, 90% were girls and 10% boys.
When was Vernice most popular?
1923 in the United States, when 225 babies were named Vernice, its highest rank at 459th.