Over the past 110 years, 138 718 boys and 298 girls have been named Vernon. The name Vernon ranks 227th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Vernon in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Vernon came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.