Given name & surname
Verlin
“from the alder-tree grove”
Verlin is a variant of Verlyn. In American use, Verlyn carries the interpretation “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verlin is a variant of Verlyn. In American use, Verlyn carries the interpretation “from the alder-tree grove.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verlin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,104
- 3,812 boys · 292 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 130 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 93% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 117 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,641 as a first name in 2020; 175 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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