Verlee
Of French origin, meaning "true green color".
Name Census estimates that about 100 living Americans carry the first name Verlee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Verlee today is around 82 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Verlee births was 1930 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Verlee. 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 Verlee is about 82 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Verlees were born before 1954.
People living today
100
~ 1 in 3,427,543 Americans
Peak year
1930
24 babies that year
Average age
82
years old
1956 SSA rank
#5,930
Tracked since 1911
Census
Verlee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 242 people with the first name Verlee, which placed it at #33,953 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
#33,953
National first-name rank
People counted
242
242 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Verlee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Verlee is White at 58.3%. The next largest groups are Black (35.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.1%). 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 Verlee 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 Verlee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.3% · 141
- Black or African American35.5% · 86
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 5
- Two or more races2.1% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 2
Popularity
Verlee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Verlee from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 176 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Verlee 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 Verlee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Verlees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Verlee
The name Verlee is believed to have originated from the Dutch or German language, possibly derived from the Old Dutch or Old High German word "verleiden," which means "to lead" or "to guide." The name may have been initially used as a surname or a descriptive reference to someone's occupation or role in society.
In the early medieval period, around the 8th to 10th centuries, the name Verlee or variations of it, such as Verlei or Verloy, were occasionally recorded in historical documents and records from the Low Countries and parts of present-day Germany. However, its usage as a given name was relatively rare during those times.
The earliest known mention of Verlee as a first name can be traced back to the 13th century, when a man named Verlee van Dordrecht was recorded as a merchant and trader in the city of Dordrecht, located in the Dutch province of South Holland. This suggests that the name may have gained some popularity among the mercantile class in the Netherlands during the late Middle Ages.
One of the earliest notable individuals bearing the name Verlee was Verlee de Bruges, a Flemish painter who lived and worked in the city of Bruges during the 15th century. His artwork, primarily religious paintings and altarpieces, can still be found in various churches and museums across Belgium and the Netherlands.
In the 16th century, Verlee Jansen, a Dutch navigator and explorer, is recorded as having participated in several voyages to the East Indies and the Spice Islands. He is credited with charting several islands in the Pacific Ocean and contributing to the expansion of Dutch colonial trade routes.
Another significant figure named Verlee was Verlee von Hesse, a German military commander who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He played a prominent role in several battles and was known for his tactical acumen and leadership on the battlefield.
During the 18th century, Verlee Stoutenburg, a Dutch botanist and naturalist, gained recognition for his extensive studies and documentation of plant species found in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). His work contributed significantly to the field of botany and the understanding of the region's flora.
While the name Verlee has maintained a presence throughout history, primarily in the Low Countries and parts of Germany, its usage as a given name has remained relatively uncommon compared to more popular names in those regions.
People
Verlee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Verlee 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
Verlee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Verlee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Verlee 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 3,427,543 US residents.
Is Verlee a common name?
We classify Verlee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 573 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Verlee most popular?
The single biggest year for Verlee was 1930, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Verlee 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 Verlee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 242 people with the name Verlee, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,953 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 Verlee 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 Verlee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Verlee leans strongly female. 223 people counted with this name were female (90.3%), compared with 24 male bearers (9.7%). 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 Verlee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Verlee is White at 58.3%. The next largest groups are Black (35.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.1%). 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 Verlee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Verlee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.3% (141 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 Verlee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Verlee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Verlee 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 Verlee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Verlee 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 Verlee 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 Americans are named Verlee?
See how many Americans are named Verlee on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.