Name profile

Verna

A name meaning "spring".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈvɜɹ.nə/; British English /ˈvɜː.nə/
Usage languagesEnglish, Finnish
US rank (2025)#3,459

Meaning and history

Verna is the feminine form of Vernon and is sometimes linked to the Latin vernus, meaning “spring.” It has been in use since the 19th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 30 births, rank #4,685
2007: 27 births, rank #5,230
2008: 38 births, rank #4,089
2009: 16 births, rank #7,679
2010: 21 births, rank #6,182
20112011: 29 births, rank #4,807
2012: 26 births, rank #5,253
2013: 32 births, rank #4,422
2014: 38 births, rank #3,925
2015: 25 births, rank #5,288
20162016: 43 births, rank #3,588
2017: 36 births, rank #4,066
2018: 37 births, rank #3,918
2019: 26 births, rank #5,041
2020: 29 births, rank #4,548
20212021: 24 births, rank #5,237
2022: 38 births, rank #3,893
2023: 25 births, rank #5,126
2024: 27 births, rank #4,893
20252025: 44 births, rank #3,459

Verna moved from #797 to #868 for girls between 1971 and 1972. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 1,873 births.