Vern
About Vern
Until recently, Vernon and its short form Vern seemed like grandpa names not ready for revival, but now we can see it happening. Never the popular, Vern works particularly well as a middle name.
As of October 2026, Vern ranked #10607 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #273 in 1895.
Editor's take: The name Vern is a boy's name meaning "place of alders".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Vern on lists
Famous Verns
- Vernon "Vern" Schuppan
Australian racing driver
- Arild Verner "Vern" Agerskov Mikkelsen
American basketball player
- Vernon Gale "Vern" Buchanan
U.S. Congressman from Florida
- Vernon "Vern" Gosdin
American country music singer
- Vernal "Vern" Riffe
American politician
- Vernon E. "Vern" Clark
U.S. Navy Admiral
- Verner Edward "Vern" Suomi
Finnish,American educator, inventor, and scientist; considered the father of satellite meteorology
Vern in pop culture
- Vern
unseen foil for movie character Ernest P. Worrell ("Hey, Vern!")
- Vern
character on Freeform's "Recovery Road"