Vernon Name Popularity

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How popular is Vernon?

In 2018 the uncommon name Vernon, ranked the 1,611th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Vernon is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #65 for the first time in 1919 and as recently as 1920 with 3,145 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Vernon was 46 in 1883.

Vernon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1888-1894, and 1903-1918, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967, 1968-1973, 1988-1995, and 2001-2004.

Vernon's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Vernon for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Vernon?

Vernon's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Vernon is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Vernon has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Vernon (Girl)		Vernon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	102	1,611
2017		< 5	--	115	1,471
2016		< 5	--	110	1,529
2015		< 5	--	102	1,581
2014		< 5	--	123	1,387
2013		< 5	--	113	1,466
2012		< 5	--	117	1,426
2011		< 5	--	116	1,425
2010		< 5	--	136	1,282
2009		< 5	--	114	1,469
2008		< 5	--	135	1,292
2007		< 5	--	145	1,221
2006		< 5	--	141	1,192
2005		< 5	--	134	1,194
2004		< 5	--	144	1,100
2003		< 5	--	171	956
2002		< 5	--	174	922
2001		< 5	--	181	876
2000		< 5	--	193	833
1999		< 5	--	213	753
1998		< 5	--	215	750
1997		< 5	--	234	691
1996		< 5	--	255	655
1995		< 5	--	237	691
1994		< 5	--	277	627
1993		< 5	--	306	590
1992		< 5	--	323	567
1991		< 5	--	382	509
1990		< 5	--	394	489
1989		< 5	--	408	468
1988		< 5	--	463	418
1987		6	11,262	488	390
1986		< 5	--	447	404
1985		7	9,277	547	345
1984		8	8,125	552	338
1983		< 5	--	559	332
1982		12	5,895	572	333
1981		< 5	--	631	305
1980		6	10,352	707	291
1979		5	11,917	633	309
1978		7	8,529	621	300
1977		6	9,619	696	278
1976		10	6,032	648	291
1975		10	5,973	688	279
1974		7	7,662	752	257
1973		10	5,564	791	248
1972		11	5,102	865	245
1971		11	5,118	943	243
1970		13	4,489	1,086	224
1969		11	4,717	1,071	220
1968		14	3,779	1,143	203
1967		< 5	--	1,142	203
1966		14	3,550	1,283	191
1965		< 5	--	1,357	188
1964		7	5,985	1,569	174
1963		14	3,634	1,575	189
1962		18	3,026	1,669	182
1961		20	2,834	1,770	175
1960		19	2,900	1,829	173
1959		15	3,254	1,791	172
1958		17	2,964	1,924	164
1957		16	3,024	1,978	161
1956		19	2,717	2,053	151
1955		16	2,965	2,032	146
1954		18	2,694	2,098	144
1953		24	2,173	2,061	141
1952		15	2,918	2,085	137
1951		22	2,178	2,104	131
1950		17	2,528	2,005	134
1949		17	2,509	1,951	141
1948		21	2,183	2,032	136
1947		26	1,942	2,114	134
1946		13	2,876	1,967	130
1945		11	2,908	1,934	118
1944		14	2,506	1,925	119
1943		26	1,701	2,093	117
1942		23	1,801	2,102	114
1941		20	1,876	1,976	108
1940		16	2,103	1,941	105
1939		17	2,034	1,994	100
1938		12	2,574	1,958	103
1937		19	1,845	2,076	96
1936		24	1,546	2,028	93
1935		29	1,381	2,111	94
1934		32	1,290	2,227	89
1933		28	1,399	2,206	83
1932		26	1,516	2,428	78
1931		46	1,041	2,465	74
1930		41	1,178	2,703	72
1929		33	1,337	2,681	71
1928		46	1,134	2,854	70
1927		55	1,041	2,854	71
1926		51	1,053	2,952	66
1925		54	1,033	2,911	67
1924		53	1,083	3,008	68
1923		47	1,127	2,957	67
1922		64	930	3,003	68
1921		54	1,033	3,068	68
1920		55	1,004	3,145	65
1919		61	908	2,929	65
1918		49	1,040	2,971	66
1917		50	998	2,463	71
1916		41	1,113	2,288	75
1915		45	999	2,060	80
1914		22	1,383	1,455	83
1913		32	960	1,143	83
1912		23	1,115	889	90
1911		7	2,183	418	96
1910		17	1,107	351	94
1909		16	1,049	284	97
1908		13	1,199	285	93
1907		14	1,089	222	109
1906		8	1,548	223	97
1905		14	1,053	208	104
1904		14	997	178	118
1903		11	1,135	179	109
1902		13	1,019	175	111
1901		8	1,331	129	132
1900		16	966	170	133
1899		10	1,095	130	123
1898		7	1,493	143	130
1897		11	1,033	152	114
1896		15	869	129	132
1895		11	1,048	131	129
1894		8	1,231	131	120
1893		< 5	--	112	136
1892		7	1,270	108	149
1891		9	1,002	96	142
1890		6	1,334	83	171
1889		10	900	73	184
1888		< 5	--	78	193
1887		< 5	--	79	159
1886		< 5	--	73	188
1885		5	1,192	71	186
1884		< 5	--	50	243
1883		< 5	--	46	235
1882		< 5	--	53	227
1881		5	936	57	202
1880		< 5	--	56	214

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.