Given name
Verlynn
“from the alder-tree grove”
Verlynn is a variant of Verlyn. In American use, Verlyn carries the interpretation “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verlynn 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Verlynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 5 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 5 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 1948. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 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.
Verlynn’s family of names
Verlynn has a related form in Verlyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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