Given name
Vernee
“from the alder-tree grove”
Vernee is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vernee is a variant of Vernon. One French interpretation is “from the alder-tree grove.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vernee 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Vernee 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
Vernee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 0 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 30 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 girls is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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