Verlene
Feminine
The Ver- cluster produced a name for every ending that was available. Verlie took the affectionate one, Verdell the constructed one, Verna the Latin one, Vernice another, and this one took the ending that was busiest of all in the decades it appeared — which makes the family a fairly complete catalog of what was on offer.
How old is the name Verlene?
Verlene first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Verlene alive today was born around 1941, making them about 84 years old. About 900 people named Verlene are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Verlene most popular?
Verlene peaked in 1939, reaching #882 nationally. See the whole 1939 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Verlie to Verlene
The story of Verlene
One candidate for the sound is a French poet. Verlaine is a real surname, it was extremely conspicuous in the later nineteenth century — the man was famous, disreputable and much translated — and the name would have been in newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic in exactly the decades when this cluster begins appearing in American records. That is not proof of anything and it is the sort of connection that is easy to assert and impossible to demonstrate. It is offered here as a possibility rather than an answer, which is more than most explanations of these names manage.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Neither element carries an established sense. The front belongs to a cluster whose source has never been identified and the ending contributes nothing translatable.
How the name formed
- Verlie
- Verlene
Pronouncing Verlene
vur-LEEN
Two syllables with the weight at the back, the same shape as Charlene and Darlene. The front is reduced almost to nothing.
Nicknames for Verlene
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1915
- Most girls named
- 193963 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #882reached in 1939
- Change vs 1978
- 0.0%5 in 1981, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Verlenes among us
people named Verlene are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Verlene sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The stress at the back gives it a decisive finish.
- The spelling follows the sound exactly with nothing to explain.
- It is genuinely rare with no competing associations.
- There is no meaning, and pages that supply one are guessing.
- It dates to a narrow stretch of years and carries that period plainly.
- Verline and Verleen both appear and the spelling gets queried.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Verlene to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Verlene? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Verlene
Feminine
Frequently asked
- How many Verlenes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Verlene are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Verlene in 2025?
- Verlene is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Verlene with classmates?
- Verlene will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More V names
The most-given names starting with V, all years combined.
Virginia#525 · Victoria#54 · Valerie#127 · Vanessa#377 · Vivian#70 · Veronica#427 · Violet#13 · Vicki
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Verlene? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Verlene and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle