Verland
Of Old English origin, potentially meaning "marshy land" or "greenland".
Name Census estimates that about 42 living Americans carry the first name Verland. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Verland today is around 85 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Verland births was 1922 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Verland. 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 Verland is about 85 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Verlands were born before 1951.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Verland. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
42
~ 1 in 8,160,818 Americans
Peak year
1922
15 babies that year
Average age
85
years old
1956 SSA rank
#3,919
Tracked since 1914
Census
Verland in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 127 people with the first name Verland, which placed it at #49,170 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,170
National first-name rank
People counted
127
127 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Verland
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Verland is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Black (18.1%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Verland described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Verland at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.0% · 99
- Black or African American18.1% · 23
- Two or more races2.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 2
Popularity
Verland: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Verland from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 108 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
Verland 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 Verland during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Verland
The given name Verland is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German words "fara" meaning journey or travel, and "lant" meaning land or country. It is believed to have first emerged during the early medieval period, around the 6th or 7th century AD, in regions of present-day Germany and parts of central Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Verland can be found in the Codex Sangallensis, a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Saint Gall in present-day Switzerland. The name appears in a list of individuals who were part of a traveling community of merchants and traders, suggesting that it may have been associated with a nomadic or wandering lifestyle.
In the 11th century, a monk named Verland von Regensburg is mentioned in the annals of the Benedictine monastery in Regensburg, Germany. He is said to have been a skilled calligrapher and illuminator of manuscripts, possibly indicating that the name may have also been associated with artistic or scholarly pursuits.
During the 12th century, a knight named Verland von Trier is recorded as having participated in the Second Crusade, led by King Conrad III of Germany. His name appears in various chronicles and accounts of the crusade, suggesting that the name may have been associated with warrior or military roles during this period.
In the 14th century, a Dutch merchant and explorer named Verland van Diemen is noted for his extensive travels throughout the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. His detailed accounts of these voyages and the regions he visited were influential in shaping European knowledge and understanding of these areas during the age of exploration.
A notable figure bearing the name Verland was the German Renaissance humanist and philosopher Verland Reuchlin, who lived from 1455 to 1522. He was a pioneering scholar of Hebrew and Greek, and played a significant role in the revival of classical learning and the study of ancient texts during the Renaissance period.
People
Verland + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Verland 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
Verland: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verland?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 42 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Verland 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 8,160,818 US residents.
Is Verland a common name?
We classify Verland as "Very Rare". It ranks above 51.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 253 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Verland most popular?
The single biggest year for Verland was 1922, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Verland is about 85 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Verland in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 127 people with the name Verland, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,170 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Verland in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Verland?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Verland leans strongly male. 121 people counted with this name were male (93.1%), compared with 9 female bearers (6.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Verland?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Verland is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Black (18.1%) and Two or More Races (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Verland most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Verland in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (99 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Verland in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Verland a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Verland in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Verland still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Verland in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Verland can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Verland?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.