Given name
Vernard
“from the alder-tree grove”
Vernard is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vernard is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vernard is a variant of Vernon. An origin associated with Vernon is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Vernard is a variant 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
Vernard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,066
- 2,066 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 49 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 49 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 877 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.
Vernard’s family of names
Vernard has a related form in Vernon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Vernard
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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