Vernon
A Norman place name in Normandy, from a Gaulish word for alder.
1920peak year
No. 65best rank (1919)
148,389babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Vernon appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 32 different years between 1906 and 1939. Its biggest year was 1920, when 3,144 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 65 nationally. All told, 148,389 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 636 | No. 157 |
| 1890s | 1,215 | No. 114 |
| 1900s | 2,053 | No. 93 |
| 1910s | 16,967 | No. 65 |
| 1920s | 29,432 | No. 65 |
| 1930s | 22,197 | No. 72 |
| 1940s | 20,038 | No. 105 |
| 1950s | 20,133 | No. 131 |
| 1960s | 14,409 | No. 173 |
| 1970s | 7,722 | No. 224 |
| 1980s | 5,375 | No. 290 |
| 1990s | 2,839 | No. 488 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | No. 818 |
| 2010s | 1,160 | No. 1263 |
| 2020s | 675 | No. 1382 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.