Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Youthful
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Vern
Pronunciation
v(e)-rn
More about the name
Vern is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Vernon, Lavern or other names.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #359, 274 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #2029, 18 births); most recent 1970 (rank #7063, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #258, 7 births); most recent 1970 (rank #298, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence