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Verlene

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Pronounced vur-LEEN /vərˈliːn/Medium

Meaning: Verlene is a coined American girls' name joining the Ver- element of Verla or Verna (which carry senses like 'spring/green' and 'truth') to the popular mid-century -lene suffix (as in Charlene, Darlene). It was chosen mainly for its rhythm and inherits only a loose meaning from its parts.Low

In 30 seconds: Verlene is a coined name blending Verla/Verna with the -lene ending of Charlene and Darlene (said 'vur-LEEN').
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MeaningVerlene is a coined American girls' name joining the Ver- element of Verla or Verna (which carry senses like 'spring/green' and 'truth') to the popular mid-century -lene suffix (as in Charlene, Darlene). It was chosen mainly for its rhythm and inherits only a loose meaning from its parts.
U.S. rank (1981)#12134 ↘ Falling
1981 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1939
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,874

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193919151981

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Verlene is a mid-century American coinage, pairing the Ver- of Verla or Verna with the enormously popular -lene ending shared by Charlene, Darlene and Marlene. The Ver- root carries faint senses of 'spring, green' (Verna) or 'truth' (Vera), but the name was built for sound. Recorded from around 1915, it crested about 1939 at just over sixty girls a year.

It faded after the nineteen-fifties as the -lene fashion cooled, and had largely gone by the nineteen-eighties. A brisk two-beat name, Verlene reads as a mid-century American period piece rather than a revival candidate.

Did you know? Verlene rode the same mid-century -lene wave that gave us Charlene, Darlene and Marlene — a suffix parents added to countless roots.
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Verlene — mid-century -lene coinage; Verla/Verna base

Variations

VerlineVerleenVerlyn

Nicknames

VerlLene

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If you like Verlene…

Charlene— a defining -lene name of the same wave
Darlene— shares the mid-century -lene ending and rhythm
Verna— a likely Ver- parent element
Marlene— another popular -lene coinage of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Verlene mean?

Verlene is a coined name joining the Ver- of Verla/Verna to the -lene ending of Charlene and Darlene; its meaning is a loose blend of its parts.

How do you pronounce Verlene?

It's said vur-LEEN /vərˈliːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Verlene a boy or girl name?

Verlene is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Verlene?

Verlene was an uncommon mid-century coinage that crested in the late nineteen-thirties and has been rare since.

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