Given name & surname

Verly

“one who is truthful”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Verly 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

Verly 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 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Verly through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1926
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024619401960198020002025Highest share 19260.0
Verly in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1926–2025, 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 5 in 1926. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 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.

Verly’s family of names

Verly has a related form in Verlee.

Walk Verly’s family in the name graph

VerlyVerleeVerlly

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 2

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

Similar names

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

German · Old-fashioned

Velma

“determined protector”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Venice

“woman of Venice”

27RareEasing

18% boys · 82% girls

English · Nature

Verna

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

30RareSteady

>99% girls

Italian · Literary

Verona

“woman from Verona”

25RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Vela

“a dark-skinned beauty”

21RareRising

>99% girls

Vintage revival

Dolly

“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary” · “a gift of God”

41UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Vella

“a dark-skinned beauty”

25RareSteady

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Viva

“white lady” · “one who is full of life; vibrant”

23RareRising

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Verly