Given name
Verlon
“from the alder-tree grove”
Verlon is a variant of Verlyn. In American use, Verlyn carries the interpretation “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verlon 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verlon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,024
- 1,698 boys · 326 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 58 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 boys is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 1939. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 788 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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