Vernon

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Vernon: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Vernon: Recorded since 1968, with a gap of 12 years, its highest recorded position is #222, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
57years from first to last
#222highest recorded position
11groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Vernon's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
1997	#2022
1998	#2074
1999	#2943
2001	#3134
2002	#2254
2003	#2189
2004	#1596
2005	#1991
2006	#1892
2007	#3095
2008	#4432
2009	#3227
2010	#2941
2011	#4647
2014	#3895
2017	#3449
2019	#3937
2021	#3451
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1968–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1992
Highest recorded position: #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1968–1992).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Vernon appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 20 ranked years and 102 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1968.

Vernon across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Vernon's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#2020 (1996)	#1596 (2004)	#5119 (2024)	20 of 29	102 (1996–2024)	10 (2004)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#222 (1968)	#222 (1968)	#337 (1992)	6 of 25	23 (1968–1992)	5 (1968)

Vernon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Vernon in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	18	4 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	54	9 of 10	6
2010s	22	5 of 10	4
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Vernon appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #222 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Vernon's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1596	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2254	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2074	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	4	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	5	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1968 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #222, first reached in 1968.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 11 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 28 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Finton · #222, 22y
Rebecka · #222, 30y
Nicolle · #223, 30y
Pelle · #221, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Finton · #222, 22y
Lionel · #222, 33y
Neasa · #222, 60y
Fionan · #223, 41y

Vernon was ranked #222 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1968. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Vernon and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Vernon without appearing here.

Vernon moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4647 and #2892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3449 and #4812.
Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4432 and #4432 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #3449 and #4812.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3227 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #3865.
Graeme Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4647 and #4647 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Vernon

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2941 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #1398.
Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3451 and #3990 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Aksel Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2941 and #3332 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #2892.
Isak Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1892 and #3385 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1440.

Moved the opposite way to Vernon

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Vernon

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vernon went from #2020 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #222 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Vernon

Vernon at a glance

What stands out in Vernon's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Vernon across 2 official records

Vernon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Vernon appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Vernon

Vernon and the names beside it

Vernon moved ahead of

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Vernon at a glance

What stands out in Vernon's record

Vernon across 2 official records

Vernon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Vernon appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Vernon

Vernon and the names beside it

Vernon moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Vernon

Moved the opposite way to Vernon

Moved the same way as Vernon