Vernita is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Vernita means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Vernita across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Vernita has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Vernita is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “springlike, or diminutive of Verna”. A diminutive of Verna, from the Latin vernus meaning of spring.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,027 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 Vernita per year, United States (1899 to 2009). United States peaked in 1961 (123/yr).
Vernita is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1961, when it ranked #1,630 nationally (given to 123 babies that year).
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