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Versie
Pronounced VUR-see /ˈvɜːr.si/High
Meaning: Versie is a Southern American girl's name whose origin is uncertain; it most plausibly arose as a coined pet form alongside names like Verna, Vergie, and Versa, sharing their 'Ver-' opening. No single documented root is secure, and we note that.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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
Versie surfaced as a girl's name in the American South from the late nineteenth century. Its origin is uncertain; it fits the pattern of locally coined pet names built on the popular 'Ver-' opening rather than deriving from any one documented source. It crested near 1914 at close to a hundred girls a year.
Records show Versie lingering unusually late for such a name, with scattered use into the twenty-first century, though new babies became very rare after mid-century. It reads as a genuinely antique Southern name of unsettled root, which we note.
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What does the name Versie mean?
Versie is a Southern name of uncertain origin, most likely a coined pet form in the Verna and Vergie family; we note the root is unclear.
How do you pronounce Versie?
It's said VUR-see /ˈvɜːr.si/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Versie a boy or girl name?
Versie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Versie?
Versie was a rare Southern choice that peaked in the nineteen-teens and has been uncommon since; it has not revived.