Given name & surname
Verdon
“from the green hill”
Verdon is a variant of Vardon. One French interpretation is “from the green hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verdon is a variant of Vardon. One French interpretation is “from the green hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Verdon is a variant of Vardon. An origin associated with Vardon is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verdon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 226
- 226 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 as a first name in 2020; 956 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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