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    The first name Vernie

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Meaning and origin

    Diminutives + -ie.

    Vernie is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Vernie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1991, 5 boys born in the United States were named Vernie, the 9,583rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 123 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    6,719
    babies named Vernie since 1880
    #9,583
    rank in 1991
    1916
    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 Vernie

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ron Dellums
      American politician and former Mayor of Oakland, CA (1935–2018)

    Questions

    What does the name Vernie mean?
    Diminutives + -ie.
    Is Vernie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 6,719 US babies named Vernie since 1880, 59% were girls and 41% boys.
    When was Vernie most popular?
    1916 in the United States, when 123 babies were named Vernie, its highest rank at 611th.