Vernet
Of French origin meaning "alder tree" or "green meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Vernet. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 52.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Vernet today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vernet births was 1913 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vernet. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Vernet. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1913
6 babies that year
Average age
-
1924 SSA rank
#4,927
Tracked since 1913
Census
Vernet in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 122 people with the first name Vernet, which placed it at #49,985 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
#49,985
National first-name rank
People counted
122
122 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vernet
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vernet is Black at 67.2%. The next largest groups are White (21.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%). 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 Vernet 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 Vernet at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.2% · 82
- White21.3% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 4
- Two or more races0.8% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Vernet
Vernet is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 21 total registrations, 11 (52.4%) were male and 10 (47.6%) were female.
Vernet as a male name
- Ranked #4,927 in 1924
- 5 male births in 1924
- Peak: 1913 (6 births)
Vernet as a female name
- Ranked #5,564 in 1927
- 5 female births in 1927
- Peak: 1919 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Vernet on both sides of the split. Of the 115 people counted with this name, 61 were male (53.0%) and 54 were female (47.0%).
Popularity
Vernet: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vernet from the 1910s through to the 1920s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 11 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Vernet 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 Vernet 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 Vernet
The name Vernet is believed to have its origins in the French language. It is thought to have derived from the word "verne," which means "alder tree" in French. The alder tree is a species of deciduous tree that is commonly found in various regions of Europe, including France.
The earliest recorded use of the name Vernet dates back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. It was primarily used as a surname or a place name, referring to areas or towns where alder trees were abundant. Over time, the name gradually transitioned into a given name, particularly in France and other French-speaking regions.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Vernet was Claude Joseph Vernet, a French painter who lived from 1714 to 1789. He was renowned for his landscape paintings, particularly his depictions of seascapes and coastal scenes. Vernet's works were highly influential in the development of the French Romantic movement in art.
Another famous bearer of the name was Horace Vernet, a French painter and military artist who lived from 1789 to 1863. He was the son of Claude Joseph Vernet and was known for his large-scale battle scenes and depictions of military campaigns, including those of Napoleon Bonaparte.
In the 19th century, Émile Vernet-Lecomte, a French architect and civil engineer, made significant contributions to the development of urban infrastructure in Paris. He was born in 1839 and lived until 1899. Vernet-Lecomte played a crucial role in the construction of the Paris subway system, which was one of the earliest underground rail networks in the world.
In the world of literature, the name Vernet is associated with Carle Vernet, a French painter and lithographer who lived from 1758 to 1836. He was known for his humorous and satirical works depicting scenes from everyday Parisian life. Carle Vernet's lithographs and illustrations were widely popular during his time.
Another notable figure with the name Vernet was Adolphe Vernet, a French composer and music educator who lived from 1839 to 1923. He was a prominent figure in the French music scene and served as the director of the Paris Conservatory from 1888 to 1905, contributing significantly to the development of music education in France.
People
Vernet + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vernet 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
Vernet: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vernet?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vernet 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 - US residents.
Is Vernet a common name?
We classify Vernet as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 21 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vernet most popular?
The single biggest year for Vernet was 1913, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vernet is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Vernet in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 122 people with the name Vernet, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,985 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 Vernet 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 Vernet?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Vernet on both sides of the split. Of the 115 people counted with this name, 61 were male (53.0%) and 54 were female (47.0%). 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 Vernet?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vernet is Black at 67.2%. The next largest groups are White (21.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.1%). 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 Vernet most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Vernet in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.2% (82 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 Vernet in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Vernet a male name?
Yes, 52.4% of people registered as Vernet 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 Vernet still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Vernet 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 Vernet 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 many people share the name Vernet?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.