Holding steady.
Popularity of Vernadine since 1916
Babies named Vernadine per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1958, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Vernadine's real moment was 1930.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 60 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1940s | 39 |
| 1950s | 68 |
| 1960s | 36 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Vernadine is a distinctly American invention from the early 20th century, first recorded in 1916. Its style echoes the era's fondness for elaborate feminine endings, pairing the root Verna with the -dine found in Geraldine and Bernadine. The name reached its highest usage in 1930, but it never entered widespread popularity; it remains a rare choice today, with no rank in 2025. The trajectory has been stable at very low levels since mid-century, and the name is not currently experiencing a revival.
Vernadine is a 20th-century American coinage, blending the name Verna (itself a short form of Verna or Laverna, or from the Latin 'vernus' meaning 'springlike') with the fashionable suffix -dine, popularized by names such as Geraldine and Christine. It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1916 and saw modest use, peaking in the 1930s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Verna, Dina, Nadine
Sibling names for Vernadine
Names that share Vernadine's style, for a brother or sister.
