Vernell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ver-NEL
- Origin
- Modern
Vernell is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Vernell come from?
Modern: American elaboration of Vern (Vernon) with an -ell ending
Is Vernell a girl's or a boy's name?
Vernell is a boys' name.
How popular is Vernell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1954, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 1910.
Half of all the boys named Vernell in the US since 1880 were born between 1940 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1912, 68% of the babies named Vernell in the US were girls. By 1994 it was 18%, with more boys than girls since 1970.
Vernell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,062 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,910 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,165 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,159 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,047 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1966 | 20 | #1,722 |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,064 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,198 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,278 |
| 1962 | 59 | #995 |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,205 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,033 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,100 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 55 | #1,021 |
| 1956 | 50 | #1,070 |
| 1955 | 58 | #987 |
| 1954 | 67 | #901 |
| 1953 | 58 | #938 |
| 1952 | 62 | #895 |
| 1951 | 54 | #948 |
| 1950 | 53 | #947 |
| 1949 | 65 | #848 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,022 |
| 1947 | 56 | #937 |
| 1946 | 54 | #897 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,018 |
| 1943 | 46 | #986 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,193 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 44 | #967 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,103 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,095 |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,000 |
| 1936 | 32 | #1,169 |
| 1935 | 42 | #980 |
| 1934 | 42 | #982 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,103 |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,141 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,194 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,215 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,443 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,165 |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,227 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,532 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,194 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,120 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,448 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,538 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,437 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,967 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,544 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,618 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
Nicknames for Vernell
- Vern 7 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Vernell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Russell, Richard, Robert, Thomas, Michael, Peter, Philip, Paul, Joseph, David, Johnny, James
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vernell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vernell, updated 20 October 2026.