Given name & surname
Verley
“one who is truthful”
Verley is a variant of Verlee. In American use, Verlee carries the interpretation “one who is truthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verley is a variant of Verlee. In American use, Verlee carries the interpretation “one who is truthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Verley connects to the Verity name family through Verlee. An origin associated with Verity is Latin.
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
Verley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 21 boys · 84 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 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 7 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 114 as a first name in 2020; 597 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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