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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Verlan

Used in both girl and boy records

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

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Verlan 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 RECORDVerlan as a girl’s nameUS records 1919–1919
#59809girl rank1919peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDVerlan as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1968
#8837boy rank1927peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Verlan 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
Girl19195 uses#481419191919–19191 listed years
Boy192716 uses#190419331916–196839 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.