Verlan

Given to 324 US babies since 1916 · Not recorded since 1968

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1927

16 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

324

since 1916

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Verlan was most popular in 1927, when 16 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Verlan in 2025. Not recorded since 1968.

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1968	<5	—	5	4,136
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1964	<5	—	6	3,601
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1959	<5	—	6	3,619
1958	<5	—	7	3,275
1957	<5	—	7	3,257
1956	<5	—	6	3,535
1955	<5	—	5	3,886
1954	<5	—	10	2,592
1953	<5	—	5	3,798
1952	<5	—	8	2,875
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	7	3,021
1949	<5	—	5	3,690
1948	<5	—	5	3,668
1947	<5	—	9	2,671
1946	<5	—	7	2,919
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	6	3,109
1943	<5	—	7	2,964
1942	<5	—	8	2,712
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	10	2,322
1939	<5	—	12	2,050
1938	<5	—	12	2,084
1937	<5	—	13	1,992
1936	<5	—	11	2,184
1935	<5	—	5	3,645
1934	<5	—	10	2,393
1933	<5	—	14	1,905
1932	<5	—	10	2,465
1931	<5	—	9	2,651
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	9	2,766
1928	<5	—	12	2,387
1927	<5	—	16	2,034
1926	<5	—	7	3,385
1925	<5	—	12	2,435
1924	<5	—	6	3,867
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	5	4,307
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	7	3,489
1919	5	4,814	5	4,168
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	9	2,732
1916	<5	—	6	3,516