Verna

Verna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “springtime”
Origin: Latin
Say it: VER-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually linked to Latin vernus 'spring' or verna 'springlike'. It may also sometimes represent a feminine form of Vernon or other names, but the spring derivation is the standard one.

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How popular is Verna?

20248.1 per million US babies

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Babies named Verna in 202427

2024 rank#4,875 girls

Peak year1906

Total US babies since 188069,586

Verna is steady now but far below its 1906 peak.

Names like Verna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Vernonplace of alders · French
Vernspringlike, flourishing · Latin
Vernespringlike · Latin
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin

Verna questions

What does the name Verna mean?

Verna means "springtime". It comes from Latin. Usually linked to Latin vernus 'spring' or verna 'springlike'. It may also sometimes represent a feminine form of Vernon or other names, but the spring derivation is the standard one.

Is Verna a boy or girl name?

Verna is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Verna?

27 US babies were named Verna in 2024. Its peak year was 1906.

How do you pronounce Verna?

Verna is usually pronounced VER-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.