Vernon is a boy's name of French origin meaning “from the place of the alder trees.” In 2024 it was given to 112 boys in the United States.
Vernon belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “from the place of the alder trees” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Vernon first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #65 in 1919, and in 2024 112 babies received the name — 146,276 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Vernon means “from the place of the alder trees” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Vernon is a boy name. In 2024, 112 babies received the name in the US.
Vernon comes from the French tradition.
Vernon first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #65 in 1919, and 112 babies were given the name in 2024.
Vernon is pronounced /ˈvɝnən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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