Vernal is an uncommon variant of Vernell that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Vernal is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2005. Vernal was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1916 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,257 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,404 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #7,597 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #8,072 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #6,390 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,914 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,693 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,752 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,532 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,458 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,982 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,940 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,919 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #7,038 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #5,035 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,915 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | — | #3,423 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,826 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,852 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,141 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,951 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,270 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,411 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,895 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,976 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | — | #1,810 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | — | #2,775 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | — | #2,110 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | — | #2,410 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #7,542 | #2,114 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | — | #2,237 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | — | #1,833 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | — | #1,883 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #6,585 | #1,757 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | #4,579 | #1,954 |
| 1952 | 21 | — | #5,539 | #2,071 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | — | #1,678 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | — | #1,811 |
| 1949 | 41 | — | #4,645 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #5,214 | #1,812 |
| 1947 | 26 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | #5,658 | #1,505 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #5,202 | #1,628 |
| 1944 | 25 | — | — | #1,367 |
| 1943 | 29 | — | #5,337 | #1,460 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1941 | 33 | — | #4,390 | #1,298 |
| 1940 | 43 | — | #2,412 | #1,250 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1938 | 36 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1937 | 29 | — | — | #1,264 |
| 1936 | 34 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1935 | 41 | — | #4,853 | #1,096 |
| 1934 | 43 | — | #2,911 | #1,172 |
| 1933 | 40 | — | #3,101 | #1,199 |
| 1932 | 50 | — | #3,261 | #1,054 |
| 1931 | 40 | — | #3,210 | #1,251 |
| 1930 | 44 | — | #2,833 | #1,258 |
| 1929 | 51 | — | #5,242 | #1,006 |
| 1928 | 35 | — | #4,696 | #1,380 |
| 1927 | 44 | — | #3,852 | #1,224 |
| 1926 | 52 | — | #2,344 | #1,218 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #3,647 | #1,388 |
| 1924 | 46 | — | #3,643 | #1,203 |
| 1923 | 56 | — | #2,724 | #1,099 |
| 1922 | 57 | — | #2,948 | #1,057 |
| 1921 | 56 | — | #2,757 | #1,085 |
| 1920 | 63 | — | #2,255 | #1,034 |
| 1919 | 58 | — | #2,379 | #1,045 |
| 1918 | 38 | — | #3,228 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 52 | — | #2,543 | #1,077 |
| 1916 | 54 | — | #5,118 | #914 |
| 1915 | 44 | — | #2,044 | #1,262 |
| 1914 | 34 | — | #2,624 | #1,186 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1912 | 29 | — | #2,959 | #968 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1910 | 22 | — | #1,513 | #1,038 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1907 | 14 | — | #1,807 | #1,193 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,529 | — |
| 1904 | 11 | — | #1,167 | — |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #1,213 | #1,303 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #993 |
| 1897 | 10 | — | #1,782 | #1,219 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,408 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,652 | — |