Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Verl 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 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,728
- 2,517 boys · 211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 92% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 86 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 841 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Verl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Verle
“one who is faithful”
77% boys · 23% girls
Verner
“of the defending army”
92% boys · 8% girls
Merl
“resembling a blackbird”
90% boys · 10% girls
Vergil
“the staff-bearer”
>99% boys
Edd
“wealth, riches” · “ward, guard”
>99% boys
Burl
“from the knotted wood”
>99% boys
Virgle
99% boys · 1% girls
Earle
“a nobleman”
98% boys · 2% girls