Worldwide, Верне (Verne 
, Vernet 
, Vernay 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female given name. The forename Верне is habitual in Haiti, where it is a rare male name, the United States, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. More prevalently, Верне is the last name as well as the forename.
Верне is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Verne Brown , the fictional character in the 1990 film Back to the Future Part III.