Vercie
A feminine form of the French given name Vernon, meaning "alder tree town".
Name Census estimates that about 15 living Americans carry the first name Vercie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Vercie today is around 91 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vercie births was 1921 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vercie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Vercie is about 91 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Vercies were born before 1945.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Vercie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
15
~ 1 in 22,850,289 Americans
Peak year
1921
15 babies that year
Average age
91
years old
1949 SSA rank
#5,223
Tracked since 1898
Popularity
Vercie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vercie from the 1890s through to the 1940s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 85 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Vercie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Vercie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Vercies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Vercie
The given name Vercie is a relatively uncommon name with roots that can be traced back to ancient Rome. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "viridis," which means "green" or "verdant." The name may have originated as a reference to someone with a connection to nature or the natural world.
During the Roman Empire, names often carried symbolic meanings or were associated with certain virtues or characteristics. In this case, the name Vercie may have been used to signify a person's connection to the earth, fertility, or growth. However, there are no definitive records of the name's usage in ancient texts or historical documents from that era.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Vercie can be found in medieval England, where it was likely introduced by Norman settlers after the conquest in 1066. In this context, the name may have evolved from the Old French word "vert," which also means "green."
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Vercie was Vercie de Montfort, a 13th-century noblewoman from Leicestershire, England. She was born around 1210 and was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, a prominent figure in the Barons' War against King Henry III.
Another notable person with the name Vercie was Vercie Baudelaire, a French poet and writer who lived in the 16th century. Born in 1550 in Paris, she was known for her romantic poetry and her influence on the French Renaissance literary movement.
In the 18th century, Vercie Wollstonecraft, an English philosopher and advocate for women's rights, was born in 1759. She is considered one of the foundational thinkers of the feminist movement and is best known for her work "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Moving into the 19th century, Vercie Nightingale, a British social reformer and the founder of modern nursing, was born in 1820. Her contributions to improving healthcare and establishing nursing as a respected profession have had a lasting impact on the medical field.
Finally, in the early 20th century, Vercie Curie, a Polish-born physicist and chemist, was born in 1867. She is renowned for her pioneering work on radioactivity, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
While the name Vercie has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, these individuals have left their mark in various fields, carrying on the potential symbolism of the name's connection to nature, growth, and the natural world.
People
Vercie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vercie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Vercie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vercie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vercie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 22,850,289 US residents.
Is Vercie a common name?
We classify Vercie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 35.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 210 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vercie most popular?
The single biggest year for Vercie was 1921, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vercie is about 91 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Vercie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Vercie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.