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Vernon

Boy's name · #1387 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Vernon is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1919, when it ranked #65. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 146,000 boys since 1880, ranked #1387 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Vernon ran about 3× its national rate in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,308 in Canada (2024).

Famous Vernons

• Vernon L. Smith — American economist
• Vernon Norwood — American sprinter
• Vernon Duke — American composer (1903–1969)
• Vernon A. Walters — United States general (1917–2002)
• Vernon De Marco — Slovak-Argentine association football player

In stories & tradition

• Vernon Dursley — Harry Potter (film series)
• Vernon Schillinger — Oz (TV series)
• Vernon Tomlin — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Vernons become

Among 595 notable people named Vernon:

Sports figures appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vernon Norwood, American sprinter.

Similar names: Lloyd · Vedant · Milton · Don · Norman · Eldon

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