Given name
Verlena
“a vivacious woman”
Verlena is a variant of Verlene. One Latin interpretation is “a vivacious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verlena is a variant of Verlene. One Latin interpretation is “a vivacious woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Verlena is a variant of Verlene. An origin associated with Verlene is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verlena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 349
- 0 boys · 349 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 12 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 girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 199 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.
Verlena’s family of names
Verlena has a related form in Verlene.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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