Given name
Vernel
“one who is flourishing”
Vernel is a variant of Verdell. One French interpretation is “one who is flourishing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vernel is a variant of Verdell. One French interpretation is “one who is flourishing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vernel is a variant of Verdell. An origin associated with Verdell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vernel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 334
- 249 boys · 85 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 16 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 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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