Vertie
A feminine diminutive of the French name Verte, meaning "green".
Name Census estimates that about 169 living Americans carry the first name Vertie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Vertie today is around 82 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vertie births was 1916 (50 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vertie. 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 Vertie is about 82 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Verties were born before 1954.
People living today
169
~ 1 in 2,028,132 Americans
Peak year
1916
50 babies that year
Average age
82
years old
1920 SSA rank
#4,947
Tracked since 1880
Census
Vertie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 286 people with the first name Vertie, which placed it at #30,451 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
#30,451
National first-name rank
People counted
286
286 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vertie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vertie is Black at 50.0%. The next largest groups are White (45.1%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). 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 Vertie 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 Vertie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.0% · 143
- White45.1% · 129
- Two or more races3.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Vertie
Out of the 1,547 babies given the name Vertie since 1880, 99.7% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Vertie as a male name
- Ranked #4,947 in 1920
- 5 male births in 1920
- Peak: 1920 (5 births)
Vertie as a female name
- Ranked #6,543 in 1966
- 6 female births in 1966
- Peak: 1916 (50 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Vertie leans strongly female. 263 people counted with this name were female (93.9%), compared with 17 male bearers (6.1%).
Popularity
Vertie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vertie from the 1880s through to the 1960s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 362 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
Vertie 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 Vertie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Verties live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky recorded the most babies named Vertie, while South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 41 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Vertie
The given name Vertie has its origins in the Latin language, where it is derived from the word "virtus," meaning virtue, moral strength, or excellence. It is believed to have been in use as a personal name since ancient Roman times, though records from that era are scarce.
During the Middle Ages, the name Vertie gained popularity across various regions of Europe, particularly in areas influenced by Latin and Romance languages. It was often used as a feminine form of the male name Virtus or Virtue, which were common names given to children as a symbol of strength and moral character.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vertie can be found in the records of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, France, dating back to the 12th century. Here, a nun named Vertie de Montfort is mentioned in an account from the year 1163.
In the 14th century, a notable figure named Vertie de Chambly was a French noblewoman and landowner, known for her involvement in legal disputes over property rights in the region of Chambly, near Paris.
During the Renaissance period, the name Vertie appeared in various literary works and records across Europe. One notable example is Vertie Spinola, an Italian poet and philosopher from Genoa, who lived between 1494 and 1567 and was renowned for her writings on virtue and moral philosophy.
In England, the name Vertie gained some popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries, though it was not as common as in other parts of Europe. One recorded instance is Vertie Browne, an English merchant and trader who lived from 1586 to 1648 and was involved in the early colonial ventures in North America.
Another notable figure bearing the name Vertie was Vertie Germain, a French mathematician and philosopher who lived from 1776 to 1831. She made significant contributions to the field of number theory and is recognized as one of the pioneering female mathematicians of her time.
While the name Vertie has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a distinctive and historically significant name, carrying connotations of virtue, moral strength, and excellence from its Latin roots.
People
Vertie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vertie 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
Vertie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vertie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 169 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vertie 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 2,028,132 US residents.
Is Vertie a common name?
We classify Vertie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,547 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vertie most popular?
The single biggest year for Vertie was 1916, when 50 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vertie is about 82 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Vertie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 286 people with the name Vertie, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,451 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 Vertie 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 Vertie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Vertie leans strongly female. 263 people counted with this name were female (93.9%), compared with 17 male bearers (6.1%). 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 Vertie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vertie is Black at 50.0%. The next largest groups are White (45.1%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). 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 Vertie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Vertie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.0% (143 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 Vertie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Vertie a female name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Vertie 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.
Is Vertie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Vertie 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 Vertie 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 have Vertie as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Vertie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.