Vern is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Vern is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,607 for boy births in the United States (and #21,867 across all names), given to 7 babies. Vern first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (274 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,607 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,690 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,764 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,051 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,666 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,612 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,738 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,096 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,826 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,606 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,488 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,377 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,536 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,246 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,585 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,474 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,760 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,280 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,211 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,850 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,467 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,595 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | — | #3,086 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | — | #3,698 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | — | #3,512 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | — | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,421 |
| 1984 | 20 | — | — | #2,523 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,902 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | — | #2,105 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | — | #2,612 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | — | #2,307 |
| 1978 | 32 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1976 | 35 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1975 | 37 | — | — | #1,475 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | — | #1,734 |
| 1972 | 49 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1971 | 35 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1970 | 71 | — | #7,964 | #1,015 |
| 1969 | 46 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1968 | 69 | — | #6,991 | #918 |
| 1967 | 66 | — | — | #891 |
| 1966 | 88 | — | #7,584 | #804 |
| 1965 | 101 | — | #6,511 | #762 |
| 1964 | 103 | — | — | #757 |
| 1963 | 119 | — | — | #721 |
| 1962 | 132 | — | #7,540 | #688 |
| 1961 | 149 | — | — | #644 |
| 1960 | 138 | — | #7,279 | #682 |
| 1959 | 171 | — | #5,016 | #606 |
| 1958 | 135 | — | — | #663 |
| 1957 | 169 | — | #4,900 | #605 |
| 1956 | 180 | — | #5,930 | #578 |
| 1955 | 171 | — | #6,689 | #574 |
| 1954 | 216 | — | #4,261 | #503 |
| 1953 | 176 | — | #5,642 | #543 |
| 1952 | 143 | — | — | #585 |
| 1951 | 152 | — | — | #554 |
| 1950 | 148 | — | #4,298 | #574 |
| 1949 | 152 | — | #5,227 | #559 |
| 1948 | 198 | — | #4,631 | #483 |
| 1947 | 159 | — | — | #534 |
| 1946 | 160 | — | — | #509 |
| 1945 | 154 | — | #4,007 | #495 |
| 1944 | 165 | — | — | #473 |
| 1943 | 158 | — | #5,336 | #504 |
| 1942 | 158 | — | — | #490 |
| 1941 | 153 | — | #4,389 | #484 |
| 1940 | 171 | — | #4,324 | #452 |
| 1939 | 157 | — | #3,413 | #470 |
| 1938 | 167 | — | #3,829 | #458 |
| 1937 | 161 | — | #3,420 | #455 |
| 1936 | 163 | — | #2,846 | #457 |
| 1935 | 166 | — | #2,430 | #459 |
| 1934 | 186 | — | #2,726 | #426 |
| 1933 | 171 | — | #3,100 | #434 |
| 1932 | 161 | — | #4,381 | #460 |
| 1931 | 201 | — | — | #398 |
| 1930 | 230 | — | #3,647 | #381 |
| 1929 | 193 | — | #3,125 | #437 |
| 1928 | 216 | — | #3,423 | #417 |
| 1927 | 231 | — | #3,046 | #406 |
| 1926 | 236 | — | #2,465 | #402 |
| 1925 | 251 | — | #3,348 | #387 |
| 1924 | 260 | — | #2,305 | #385 |
| 1923 | 253 | — | #2,907 | #382 |
| 1922 | 280 | — | #2,768 | #368 |
| 1921 | 275 | — | #2,502 | #377 |
| 1920 | 282 | — | #3,934 | #360 |
| 1919 | 239 | — | #3,787 | #385 |
| 1918 | 262 | — | #2,098 | #383 |
| 1917 | 212 | — | #2,685 | #401 |
| 1916 | 223 | — | #2,490 | #383 |
| 1915 | 225 | — | #2,378 | #368 |
| 1914 | 168 | — | #2,006 | #382 |
| 1913 | 132 | — | #2,024 | #386 |
| 1912 | 96 | — | #2,132 | #420 |
| 1911 | 51 | — | #2,181 | #444 |
| 1910 | 40 | — | #2,385 | #479 |
| 1909 | 50 | — | #2,201 | #356 |
| 1908 | 51 | — | #1,851 | #345 |
| 1907 | 46 | — | #2,378 | #340 |
| 1906 | 40 | — | — | #328 |
| 1905 | 39 | — | #1,915 | #364 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | — | #408 |
| 1903 | 28 | — | — | #369 |
| 1902 | 30 | — | — | #366 |
| 1901 | 38 | — | #1,667 | #317 |
| 1900 | 43 | — | #1,716 | #374 |
| 1899 | 30 | — | — | #330 |
| 1898 | 34 | — | — | #334 |
| 1897 | 27 | — | — | #366 |
| 1896 | 36 | — | — | #314 |
| 1895 | 43 | — | — | #273 |
| 1894 | 40 | — | #1,475 | #305 |
| 1893 | 40 | — | — | #278 |
| 1892 | 41 | — | — | #288 |
| 1891 | 40 | — | #1,200 | #290 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | #1,521 | #311 |
| 1889 | 29 | — | — | #331 |
| 1888 | 28 | — | — | #352 |
| 1887 | 28 | — | — | #320 |
| 1886 | 22 | — | — | #382 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | — | #317 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | — | #415 |
| 1883 | 23 | — | — | #358 |
| 1882 | 28 | — | — | #330 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #414 |
| 1880 | 19 | — | — | #400 |