Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Veril isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Veril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 22 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 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 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Veril’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Veril, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Vergil
“the staff-bearer”
>99% boys
Cyril
“a master or lord”
>99% boys
Emil
“one who is eager; an industrious man”
>99% boys
Virgil
“the staff-bearer”
>99% boys
Vinnie
“conquering”
75% boys · 25% girls
Vasco
“resembling a crow”
>99% boys
Gerrit
“one who is mighty with a spear”
>99% boys
Vernon
“from the alder-tree grove”
>99% boys