Verlan

VUR-luhn /ˈvɜːlən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Verlan is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Verlan is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Verlan was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1927 (16 births).

About the name Verlan

PronunciationVUR-luhn /ˈvɜːlən/

Names similar to Verlan

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How popular is Verlan?

Boys named Verlan
1916192019301940195019601968
Boys named Verlan per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Verlan
1919
Girls named Verlan per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Verlan total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19685——#4,720
19646——#4,021
19596——#3,970
19587——#3,547
19577——#3,542
19566——#3,918
19555——#4,371
195410——#2,730
19535——#4,306
19528——#3,088
19507——#3,306
19495——#4,179
19485——#4,171
19479——#2,851
19467——#3,156
19446——#3,413
19437——#3,219
19428——#2,928
194010——#2,471
193912——#2,151
193812——#2,179
193713——#2,083
193611——#2,294
19355——#4,117
193410——#2,552
193314——#1,988
193210——#2,629
19319——#2,856
19299——#2,967
192812——#2,518
192716——#2,119
19267——#3,686
192512——#2,583
19246——#4,326
19225——#4,924
19207——#3,797
191910—#5,510#4,774
19179——#2,941
19166——#3,865
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