A 1920s favorite, climbing again.
Popularity of Verlin since 1905
Babies named Verlin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 29 |
| 1910s | 56 | 469 |
| 1920s | 120 | 811 |
| 1930s | 69 | 815 |
| 1940s | 30 | 607 |
| 1950s | 12 | 478 |
| 1960s | 5 | 278 |
| 1970s | 0 | 154 |
| 1980s | 0 | 83 |
| 1990s | 0 | 58 |
| 2000s | 0 | 20 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Verlin is a rare masculine given name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1905. Its highest popularity occurred in 1929, during the peak of the 1920s naming trends when invented or modified names were fashionable. The name then declined sharply and has not ranked among the top 1000 since the 1930s. Recently, Verlin shows a modest revival: since 2022, its trajectory has been rising, though it remains extremely unusual, used on fewer than five boys per year nationally. The name was most concentrated in regions where creative respellings and -lin endings were popular, but no top states are recorded due to its rarity.
Verlin is a modern coinage that likely emerged in the early 20th century as a creative variation of names like Vernon or Verlyn. It may combine the first element of Vera (from Latin 'faith') with the popular -lin suffix, or simply respell Vern with a fashionable ending. The name saw modest use in the 1920s but never became common.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Vern, Lin, V
Variants: Verlyn, Virlin, Vurlin
Sibling names for Verlin
Names that share Verlin's style, for a brother or sister.
