Verla is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Verla means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Verla across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Verla has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Verla is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “truth; spring”. An early 20th-century American name of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vera.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,190 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Verla per year, United States (1890 to 1983). United States peaked in 1922 (199/yr).
Verla has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #908 nationally (given to 199 babies that year).
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