Given name & surname
Verle
“one who is faithful”
Verle is a variant of Verrill. One French interpretation is “one who is faithful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verle is a variant of Verrill. One French interpretation is “one who is faithful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Verle is a variant of Verrill. An origin associated with Verrill is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,279
- 1,758 boys · 521 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 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 77% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 709 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.
Verle’s family of names
Verle has a related form in Verrill. In Greek usage, Verle as a surname is a transliteration of Βερλέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Verle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Virgle
99% boys · 1% girls
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Earle
“a nobleman”
98% boys · 2% girls
Earlie
63% boys · 37% girls
Merle
“resembling a blackbird”
98% boys · 2% girls
Elmore
“from the moor of the elm trees”
>99% boys