Given name

Verlia

“one who is truthful”

Verlia is a variant of Verlee. In American use, Verlee carries the interpretation “one who is truthful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Verlia 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

Verlia 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

Verlia through the years

Babies since 1880
232
0 boys · 232 girls
Most popular year
1916
14 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
051015192019401960198020002025Highest share 19160.0
Verlia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1914–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1952. 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.

Verlia’s family of names

Verlia has a related form in Verlee.

Walk Verlia’s family in the name graph

VerliaVerlee

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Verlia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Verena

“protector and defender”

29RareRising

>99% girls

 

Vela

“a dark-skinned beauty”

21RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Vella

“a dark-skinned beauty”

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Italian · Literary

Verona

“woman from Verona”

25RareEasing

>99% girls

English · Nature

Verna

“woman from Verona” · “from the alder-tree grove”

30RareSteady

>99% girls

German · Old-fashioned

Velma

“determined protector”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Lelia

“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”

21RareEasing

>99% girls

Ukrainian

Vira

Vira is a feminine given name from Ukrainian.

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Verlia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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