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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Virgia

Virgia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 928th; the most babies were born in 1919 (42). More babies were named Virgia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191942 babies
Total since 1880
1,208babies recorded

Virgia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#3,22812
1940#2,20115
1930#1,43130
1920#1,27937
1910#1,10817
1900#1,4239
1890#1,2047
1880——

How popular is Virgia, counting every spelling?

Virgia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Virgia?

About 200 people born in the US named Virgia are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 74 and 87. That makes Virgia a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Virgia by state

How common Virgia was among girls born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (11.1×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesMS0.32Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Virgia, girls, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Virgia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Virgia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Virgia

How popular is the name Virgia?

Virgia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 928th; the most babies were born in 1919 (42). More babies were named Virgia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Virgia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,208 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Virgia most popular?

In 1917–1921, Virgia was most common in Mississippi (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and North Carolina.