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Verla

girl name
Origin
Uncertain
Syllables
2
Peak era
1910s/1930s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Of disputed origin, possibly a feminine elaboration of Vera (true) or Verna (springlike); no meaning is firmly established.”

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1910s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Verla peaked in the 1910s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.

When you meet Verla

Most people given the name Verla in the United States were born between 1940 and 1959. The Verla you meet today is most often in her 70s or 80s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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