Virgia Name Popularity and Statistics

Virgia is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1967
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,208
First Year on Record1885

Virgia popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1967Girls7#5,457
1961Girls9#4,546
1958Girls6#5,408
1955Girls10#3,778
1954Girls6#5,148
1953Girls14#2,921
1952Girls13#3,040
1951Girls5#5,414
1950Girls12#3,052
1949Girls7#4,235
1948Girls6#4,651
1947Girls12#3,061
1946Girls11#3,034
1945Girls23#1,743
1944Girls12#2,625
1943Girls13#2,558
1942Girls12#2,666
1941Girls23#1,649
1940Girls15#2,109
1939Girls20#1,731
1938Girls22#1,650
1937Girls16#1,999
1936Girls27#1,413
1935Girls13#2,305

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1919 · Girls

42 recorded births and rank #1,133.

1928 · Girls

38 recorded births and rank #1,239.

1924 · Girls

37 recorded births and rank #1,328.

1920 · Girls

37 recorded births and rank #1,255.

Where Virgia ranked highest in 1947

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

MS
Rank #456 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Virgia