Vernon is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Vernon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,387 for boy births in the United States (and #2,928 across all names), given to 133 babies. Vernon first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (3,144 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,387 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,562 |
| 2023 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,631 |
| 2022 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,531 |
| 2021 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,452 |
| 2020 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,870 |
| 2019 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,490 |
| 2018 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,602 |
| 2017 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,476 |
| 2016 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,521 |
| 2015 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,545 |
| 2014 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,387 |
| 2013 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,467 |
| 2012 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,418 |
| 2011 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,410 |
| 2010 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,266 |
| 2009 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,456 |
| 2008 | 137 | 137 | — | #1,275 |
| 2007 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,175 |
| 2006 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,161 |
| 2005 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,181 |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,085 |
| 2003 | 174 | 174 | — | #945 |
| 2002 | 176 | 176 | — | #916 |
| 2001 | 184 | 184 | — | #872 |
| 2000 | 196 | 196 | — | #820 |
| 1999 | 214 | 214 | — | #750 |
| 1998 | 216 | 216 | — | #748 |
| 1997 | 234 | — | — | #691 |
| 1996 | 255 | — | — | #655 |
| 1995 | 237 | — | — | #691 |
| 1994 | 277 | — | — | #627 |
| 1993 | 306 | — | — | #590 |
| 1992 | 323 | — | — | #567 |
| 1991 | 383 | — | — | #509 |
| 1990 | 394 | — | — | #489 |
| 1989 | 408 | — | — | #468 |
| 1988 | 463 | — | — | #419 |
| 1987 | 494 | — | #11,269 | #390 |
| 1986 | 447 | — | — | #404 |
| 1985 | 554 | — | #9,280 | #345 |
| 1984 | 560 | — | #8,130 | #337 |
| 1983 | 559 | — | — | #333 |
| 1982 | 585 | — | #5,896 | #333 |
| 1981 | 631 | — | — | #305 |
| 1980 | 713 | — | #10,355 | #290 |
| 1979 | 636 | — | #11,921 | #309 |
| 1978 | 629 | — | #8,536 | #300 |
| 1977 | 701 | — | #9,618 | #278 |
| 1976 | 659 | — | #6,035 | #291 |
| 1975 | 700 | — | #5,973 | #278 |
| 1974 | 759 | — | #7,664 | #258 |
| 1973 | 800 | — | #5,567 | #248 |
| 1972 | 876 | — | #5,101 | #245 |
| 1971 | 953 | — | #5,123 | #243 |
| 1970 | 1,099 | — | #4,487 | #224 |
| 1969 | 1,080 | — | #4,717 | #220 |
| 1968 | 1,157 | — | #3,779 | #203 |
| 1967 | 1,141 | — | — | #204 |
| 1966 | 1,298 | — | #3,551 | #191 |
| 1965 | 1,358 | — | — | #188 |
| 1964 | 1,575 | — | #5,990 | #174 |
| 1963 | 1,586 | — | #3,633 | #190 |
| 1962 | 1,691 | — | #3,028 | #182 |
| 1961 | 1,791 | — | #2,834 | #175 |
| 1960 | 1,849 | — | #2,898 | #173 |
| 1959 | 1,806 | — | #3,100 | #172 |
| 1958 | 1,943 | — | #3,082 | #164 |
| 1957 | 1,992 | — | #3,028 | #161 |
| 1956 | 2,076 | — | #2,718 | #151 |
| 1955 | 2,051 | — | #2,967 | #146 |
| 1954 | 2,115 | — | #2,694 | #144 |
| 1953 | 2,083 | — | #2,172 | #141 |
| 1952 | 2,097 | — | #2,918 | #137 |
| 1951 | 2,126 | — | #2,177 | #131 |
| 1950 | 2,023 | — | #2,530 | #134 |
| 1949 | 1,968 | — | #2,509 | #141 |
| 1948 | 2,055 | — | #2,183 | #136 |
| 1947 | 2,140 | — | #1,943 | #134 |
| 1946 | 1,979 | — | #2,875 | #130 |
| 1945 | 1,947 | — | #2,908 | #118 |
| 1944 | 1,938 | — | #2,507 | #119 |
| 1943 | 2,119 | — | #1,701 | #117 |
| 1942 | 2,126 | — | #1,802 | #114 |
| 1941 | 1,996 | — | #1,876 | #108 |
| 1940 | 1,957 | — | #2,103 | #105 |
| 1939 | 2,011 | — | #2,035 | #100 |
| 1938 | 1,970 | — | #2,574 | #103 |
| 1937 | 2,095 | — | #1,844 | #96 |
| 1936 | 2,052 | — | #1,546 | #93 |
| 1935 | 2,141 | — | #1,380 | #94 |
| 1934 | 2,259 | — | #1,290 | #89 |
| 1933 | 2,234 | — | #1,398 | #83 |
| 1932 | 2,454 | — | #1,517 | #78 |
| 1931 | 2,511 | — | #1,041 | #74 |
| 1930 | 2,744 | — | #1,178 | #72 |
| 1929 | 2,716 | — | #1,338 | #71 |
| 1928 | 2,898 | — | #1,134 | #70 |
| 1927 | 2,907 | — | #1,041 | #71 |
| 1926 | 3,004 | — | #1,053 | #66 |
| 1925 | 2,966 | — | #1,033 | #67 |
| 1924 | 3,061 | — | #1,083 | #68 |
| 1923 | 3,003 | — | #1,127 | #67 |
| 1922 | 3,067 | — | #930 | #68 |
| 1921 | 3,123 | — | #1,033 | #68 |
| 1920 | 3,199 | — | #1,004 | #65 |
| 1919 | 2,990 | — | #908 | #65 |
| 1918 | 3,020 | — | #1,040 | #66 |
| 1917 | 2,513 | — | #998 | #71 |
| 1916 | 2,329 | — | #1,113 | #75 |
| 1915 | 2,105 | — | #999 | #80 |
| 1914 | 1,477 | — | #1,383 | #83 |
| 1913 | 1,175 | — | #960 | #83 |
| 1912 | 912 | — | #1,115 | #90 |
| 1911 | 425 | — | #2,183 | #96 |
| 1910 | 368 | — | #1,107 | #94 |
| 1909 | 300 | — | #1,049 | #97 |
| 1908 | 298 | — | #1,199 | #93 |
| 1907 | 236 | — | #1,089 | #109 |
| 1906 | 231 | — | #1,548 | #97 |
| 1905 | 222 | — | #1,053 | #104 |
| 1904 | 192 | — | #997 | #118 |
| 1903 | 190 | — | #1,135 | #109 |
| 1902 | 188 | — | #1,019 | #111 |
| 1901 | 137 | — | #1,331 | #132 |
| 1900 | 186 | — | #966 | #133 |
| 1899 | 140 | — | #1,095 | #123 |
| 1898 | 150 | — | #1,493 | #130 |
| 1897 | 163 | — | #1,033 | #114 |
| 1896 | 144 | — | #869 | #132 |
| 1895 | 142 | — | #1,048 | #129 |
| 1894 | 139 | — | #1,231 | #120 |
| 1893 | 112 | — | — | #136 |
| 1892 | 115 | — | #1,270 | #149 |
| 1891 | 105 | — | #1,002 | #142 |
| 1890 | 89 | — | #1,334 | #171 |
| 1889 | 83 | — | #900 | #184 |
| 1888 | 78 | — | — | #193 |
| 1887 | 79 | — | — | #159 |
| 1886 | 73 | — | — | #188 |
| 1885 | 76 | — | #1,192 | #186 |
| 1884 | 50 | — | — | #243 |
| 1883 | 46 | — | — | #235 |
| 1882 | 53 | — | — | #227 |
| 1881 | 62 | — | #936 | #202 |
| 1880 | 56 | — | — | #214 |