Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Vernice isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vernice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,079
- 789 boys · 7,290 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 245 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 10% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 225 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,006 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.
Vernice’s family of names
Vernice may belong to the same name family as VERNNICE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vernice
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Vernice, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Venice
“woman of Venice”
18% boys · 82% girls
Vergie
1% boys · 99% girls
Verdie
“springlike; one who is young and fresh”
7% boys · 93% girls
Verlie
“one who is truthful”
7% boys · 93% girls
Verla
Verla is a surname. It is used in Italian.
>99% girls
Versie
4% boys · 96% girls
Vena
“from the wine country; from Vienna”
>99% girls
Velda
“spirited in battle” · “famous ruler”
>99% girls