An uncommon Latin pick — distinctive and rare.
Verl (a town in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Gütersloh district, Germany)
Verl is a boy's and girl's baby name of Latin origin, possibly a shortened form of Verlin or Virgil, derived from the Roman family name Vergilius or from virilis meaning 'manly.' Used in rural American communities, it has a terse, frontier-era directness.
Verl has 74+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1895.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 45 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 122 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 245 | ▼ |
| 1940s | 396 | ▼ |
| 1930s | 469 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 689 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 490 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 45 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 6 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5 | #8091 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7332 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6722 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5205 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4482 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4970 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2966 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3509 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2302 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3955 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2970 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2266 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2109 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2109 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2113 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2234 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2203 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2032 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1639 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1579 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a boy's name, Verl has also been given to 211 girls in the U.S. since 1898.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1895–1987) · Methodology