Boy
Vernon
The name Vernon carries the meaning "Springlike", with roots in Latin. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. 1920 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
LatinSpringlike
LatinYouthful, from a French place name
Births by decade
1900s
2,180
1910s
17,314
1920s
29,944
1930s
22,469
1940s
20,220
1950s
20,309
1960s
14,527
1970s
7,815
1980s
5,413
1990s
2,835
2000s
1,528
2010s
927
Peaked in the 1920s · 145,481 total U.S. births since 1900