Vernon

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Vernon is an English masculine given name, a transferred use of the French and English surname meaning “from the place of the alder trees.” Many English boys were likely named in honor of British Navy Admiral Edward Vernon.

From Wikipedia

Vernon first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 3,144 babies (rank #65 that year). In 2024 it was given to 112 boys (rank #1,557). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Vernon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vernon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

148,252

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,144

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Vernon

Vernon L. Smithuniversity teacher · b. 1927

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	56	#214
1881	57	#202
1882	53	#227
1883	46	#235
1884	50	#243
1885	71	#186
1886	73	#188
1887	79	#159
1888	78	#193
1889	73	#184
1890	83	#171
1891	96	#142
1892	108	#149
1893	112	#136
1894	131	#120
1895	131	#129
1896	129	#132
1897	152	#114
1898	143	#130
1899	130	#123
1900	170	#133
1901	129	#132
1902	175	#111
1903	179	#109
1904	178	#118
1905	208	#104
1906	223	#97
1907	222	#109
1908	285	#93
1909	284	#97
1910	351	#94
1911	418	#96
1912	889	#90
1913	1,143	#83
1914	1,455	#83
1915	2,060	#80
1916	2,288	#75
1917	2,463	#71
1918	2,971	#66
1919	2,929	#65
1920	3,144	#65
1921	3,069	#68
1922	3,003	#68
1923	2,956	#67
1924	3,008	#68
1925	2,912	#67
1926	2,953	#66
1927	2,852	#71
1928	2,852	#70
1929	2,683	#71
1930	2,703	#72
1931	2,465	#74
1932	2,428	#78
1933	2,206	#83
1934	2,227	#89
1935	2,111	#94
1936	2,028	#93
1937	2,076	#96
1938	1,958	#103
1939	1,994	#100
1940	1,941	#105
1941	1,976	#108
1942	2,103	#114
1943	2,093	#117
1944	1,924	#119
1945	1,936	#118
1946	1,966	#130
1947	2,114	#134
1948	2,034	#136
1949	1,951	#141
1950	2,005	#134
1951	2,104	#131
1952	2,082	#137
1953	2,060	#141
1954	2,097	#144
1955	2,035	#146
1956	2,057	#151
1957	1,976	#161
1958	1,927	#164
1959	1,791	#172
1960	1,830	#173
1961	1,770	#175
1962	1,672	#182
1963	1,574	#190
1964	1,569	#174
1965	1,358	#188
1966	1,283	#191
1967	1,142	#203
1968	1,143	#203
1969	1,069	#220
1970	1,086	#224
1971	942	#243
1972	865	#245
1973	790	#248
1974	752	#258
1975	690	#278
1976	648	#291
1977	696	#278
1978	622	#300
1979	631	#309
1980	708	#291
1981	631	#305
1982	573	#333
1983	559	#332
1984	552	#337
1985	547	#345
1986	447	#404
1987	488	#390
1988	463	#419
1989	408	#468
1990	394	#489
1991	383	#509
1992	323	#567
1993	306	#590
1994	277	#627
1995	237	#691
1996	255	#655
1997	234	#691
1998	216	#748
1999	214	#750
2000	196	#820
2001	184	#872
2002	176	#916
2003	174	#944
2004	147	#1,084
2005	135	#1,190
2006	145	#1,170
2007	150	#1,179
2008	136	#1,283
2009	114	#1,469
2010	138	#1,266
2011	118	#1,410
2012	118	#1,418
2013	113	#1,467
2014	123	#1,387
2015	106	#1,545
2016	111	#1,521
2017	115	#1,475
2018	103	#1,602
2019	114	#1,505
2020	80	#1,866
2021	125	#1,450
2022	118	#1,531
2023	107	#1,630
2024	112	#1,557