Given name & surname
Verne
“from the alder-tree grove”
Verne is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Verne is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Verne is a variant of Verna. Verna has been associated with Latin and English naming traditions. Verne 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Verne 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
Verne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,719
- 5,841 boys · 878 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 200 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 87% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 167 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,191 as a first name in 2020; 537 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.
Verne’s family of names
Verne has a related form in Vernon. Verne has a related form in Verna. In Greek usage, Verne as a surname is a transliteration of Βέρνε.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Verne
- Verne TroyerAmerican actor (1969-2018)
- Verne GagneAmerican professional wrestler and football player (1926–2015)
- Verne GrantU.S. botanist (1917–2007)
- Verne D. MudgeUS Army major general (1898–1957)
- Verne LangdonAmerican actor and singer (1941–2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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