Given name
Verlyn
“from the alder-tree grove”·“a vivacious woman”
Verlyn is a form of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.” Verlyn is a variant of Verlene. One Latin interpretation is “a vivacious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Verlyn carries the interpretation “from the alder-tree grove.” Verlyn is a form of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.” Verlyn is a variant of Verlene. One Latin interpretation is “a vivacious woman.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Verlyn is used as a form of Vernon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Verlyn is a form of Vernon. The history of Vernon gives this family its wider story. Vernon’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Verlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,920
- 1,432 boys · 488 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 71 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 75% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,040 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.
Verlyn’s family of names
Verlyn is a form of Vernon. Verlyn has a related form in Verlin. Verlyn has a related form in Verlene.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Virlynvariant
- Verlonvariant
- Verlinvariant
- Verlynnvariant
- Verlenevariant
- Virlonvariant
- Vyrlonvariant
- Vyrlinvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Verlyn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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