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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Verble

Used in both girl and boy records

Verble appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Verble by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDVerble as a girl’s nameUS records 1914–1936
#20388girl rank1916peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDVerble as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1965
#18385boy rank1916peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Verble in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191612 uses#249819161915–193611 listed years
Boy19169 uses#273019161916–19659 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.