Vernel is a rare variant of Vernell that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Vernel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Vernel was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1919 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,094 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,307 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,528 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #4,023 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,544 | — |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,083 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,972 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,726 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,463 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,232 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,054 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #3,009 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,284 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #5,215 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,356 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #4,936 | #2,907 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #4,010 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,199 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #5,051 | #3,485 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,444 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,520 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #4,821 | #3,533 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,622 |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #5,049 | #3,079 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #4,930 | #2,463 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,218 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,535 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,834 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #3,552 | #3,765 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,369 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #4,939 | #3,390 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,849 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,935 | — |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,786 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,932 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,195 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | — | #2,655 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,771 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,571 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,495 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,917 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,794 |