Fun Facts About the Name Virginia
- A favorite of earlier generations: Virginia appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 6 separate runs, totaling 73 years. Its last run lasted 67 consecutive years, from 1893 through 1959.
- More than 654 thousand babies named Virginia: U.S. records list 654,953 babies given the name Virginia from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,009 boys received the name Virginia - about 1 boy for every 325 girls.
What Does the Name Virginia Mean?
Virginia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Its meaning, "maiden" or "virgin," comes from the Latin noun virgo (genitive virginis). The name is the feminine form of the Roman family name Virginius, also spelled Verginius; women of that Roman family were called Virginia or Verginia. Later ideas of purity associated with the name are symbolic extensions of that literal meaning, not a separate origin. The ultimate etymology of the Latin word virgo is not fully certain, though its meaning in Latin is clear.
Virginia Name History & Origins
In ancient Rome, Virginia was the feminine form of the nomen Verginius, used by women of the gens Verginia. The best-known ancient story attached to the name is that of Verginia, a plebeian girl whose father, Lucius Verginius, killed her to prevent the decemvir Appius Claudius from taking her as a slave. The account is told by Livy and other Roman writers; it is a traditional historical story, not a contemporary document.
In modern European languages, the name appears as Italian and Spanish Virginia, Portuguese Virgínia, and French Virginie. In England, the name is recorded by the late 16th century, during the revival of classical names. Queen Elizabeth I was known as the Virgin Queen, and the North American colony of Virginia was named for her in 1584. Virginia Dare, born in the Roanoke Colony in 1587, is an early documented English colonial bearer of the given name. The French form Virginie appears in Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's novel Paul et Virginie (1788), a famous literary use rather than the name's first appearance.
How Popular is the Name Virginia?
Virginia has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 73 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 1893 to 1959.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #526 | 572 | 0.0356% |
| 2024 | #510 | 601 | 0.0373% |
| 2023 | #560 | 535 | 0.0334% |
| 2022 | #543 | 569 | 0.0347% |
| 2021 | #544 | 562 | 0.0343% |
| 2020 | #581 | 505 | 0.0313% |
| 2019 | #533 | 575 | 0.0343% |
| 2018 | #537 | 586 | 0.0345% |
| 2017 | #514 | 611 | 0.0354% |
| 2016 | #516 | 604 | 0.0341% |
| 2015 | #523 | 600 | 0.0336% |
| 2014 | #583 | 523 | 0.0293% |
| 2013 | #550 | 539 | 0.0307% |
| 2012 | #578 | 508 | 0.0289% |
| 2011 | #574 | 507 | 0.0288% |
| 2010 | #599 | 489 | 0.0275% |
| 2009 | #614 | 493 | 0.0268% |
| 2008 | #560 | 549 | 0.0290% |
| 2007 | #542 | 572 | 0.0298% |
| 2006 | #505 | 605 | 0.0318% |
| 2005 | #445 | 681 | 0.0369% |
| 2004 | #440 | 697 | 0.0380% |
| 2003 | #408 | 742 | 0.0406% |
| 2002 | #371 | 801 | 0.0446% |
| 2001 | #387 | 753 | 0.0418% |
| 2000 | #366 | 811 | 0.0447% |
| 1999 | #359 | 824 | 0.0465% |
| 1998 | #362 | 797 | 0.0451% |
| 1997 | #356 | 775 | 0.0445% |
| 1996 | #294 | 986 | 0.0562% |
| 1995 | #307 | 904 | 0.0514% |
| 1994 | #295 | 923 | 0.0517% |
| 1993 | #265 | 1,041 | 0.0575% |
| 1992 | #257 | 1,089 | 0.0591% |
| 1991 | #235 | 1,191 | 0.0635% |
| 1990 | #215 | 1,335 | 0.0703% |
| 1989 | #215 | 1,266 | 0.0687% |
| 1988 | #202 | 1,293 | 0.0726% |
| 1987 | #212 | 1,246 | 0.0717% |
| 1986 | #192 | 1,367 | 0.0797% |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,379 | 0.0801% |
| 1984 | #188 | 1,465 | 0.0870% |
| 1983 | #165 | 1,679 | 0.1005% |
| 1982 | #164 | 1,761 | 0.1040% |
| 1981 | #159 | 1,802 | 0.1080% |
| 1980 | #160 | 1,738 | 0.1047% |
| 1979 | #169 | 1,657 | 0.1032% |
| 1978 | #165 | 1,652 | 0.1078% |
| 1977 | #169 | 1,598 | 0.1042% |
| 1976 | #160 | 1,616 | 0.1103% |
| 1975 | #156 | 1,733 | 0.1189% |
| 1974 | #160 | 1,711 | 0.1166% |
| 1973 | #151 | 1,817 | 0.1246% |
| 1972 | #164 | 1,790 | 0.1177% |
| 1971 | #150 | 2,148 | 0.1291% |
| 1970 | #146 | 2,331 | 0.1333% |
| 1969 | #138 | 2,444 | 0.1449% |
| 1968 | #131 | 2,456 | 0.1497% |
| 1967 | #135 | 2,553 | 0.1546% |
| 1966 | #122 | 2,939 | 0.1737% |
| 1965 | #115 | 3,296 | 0.1867% |
| 1964 | #109 | 3,794 | 0.2002% |
| 1963 | #103 | 4,214 | 0.2186% |
| 1962 | #105 | 4,285 | 0.2179% |
| 1961 | #103 | 4,576 | 0.2267% |
| 1960 | #102 | 4,787 | 0.2368% |
| 1959 | #93 | 5,256 | 0.2598% |
| 1958 | #85 | 5,667 | 0.2817% |
| 1957 | #75 | 6,238 | 0.3051% |
| 1956 | #75 | 6,392 | 0.3184% |
| 1955 | #66 | 6,855 | 0.3506% |
| 1954 | #61 | 7,176 | 0.3695% |
| 1953 | #53 | 7,546 | 0.4011% |
| 1952 | #49 | 8,161 | 0.4401% |
| 1951 | #47 | 8,180 | 0.4542% |
| 1950 | #43 | 8,312 | 0.4852% |
| 1949 | #39 | 8,895 | 0.5199% |
| 1948 | #36 | 9,296 | 0.5475% |
| 1947 | #34 | 10,407 | 0.5871% |
| 1946 | #31 | 10,016 | 0.6374% |
| 1945 | #28 | 9,244 | 0.7072% |
| 1944 | #26 | 9,894 | 0.7455% |
| 1943 | #25 | 10,846 | 0.7773% |
| 1942 | #23 | 10,802 | 0.7997% |
| 1941 | #23 | 10,044 | 0.8314% |
| 1940 | #21 | 9,554 | 0.8355% |
| 1939 | #21 | 9,227 | 0.8414% |
| 1938 | #22 | 9,269 | 0.8400% |
| 1937 | #16 | 9,516 | 0.8943% |
| 1936 | #14 | 9,650 | 0.9275% |
| 1935 | #16 | 9,867 | 0.9410% |
| 1934 | #15 | 10,002 | 0.9578% |
| 1933 | #15 | 9,719 | 0.9643% |
| 1932 | #14 | 10,755 | 1.0078% |
| 1931 | #12 | 11,886 | 1.1163% |
| 1930 | #12 | 13,197 | 1.1721% |
| 1929 | #11 | 13,234 | 1.1853% |
| 1928 | #9 | 14,500 | 1.2572% |
| 1927 | #8 | 15,733 | 1.3194% |
| 1926 | #8 | 16,161 | 1.3633% |
| 1925 | #7 | 17,490 | 1.4367% |
| 1924 | #7 | 18,620 | 1.4910% |
| 1923 | #7 | 18,326 | 1.5191% |
| 1922 | #7 | 19,144 | 1.5940% |
| 1921 | #6 | 19,032 | 1.5435% |
| 1920 | #7 | 17,314 | 1.4449% |
| 1919 | #7 | 15,636 | 1.3836% |
| 1918 | #7 | 16,421 | 1.4185% |
| 1917 | #10 | 14,261 | 1.3189% |
| 1916 | #10 | 12,487 | 1.1957% |
| 1915 | #12 | 10,952 | 1.1132% |
| 1914 | #14 | 7,601 | 0.9981% |
| 1913 | #15 | 6,036 | 0.9665% |
| 1912 | #20 | 4,810 | 0.8618% |
| 1911 | #26 | 3,263 | 0.7800% |
| 1910 | #29 | 2,855 | 0.7200% |
| 1909 | #30 | 2,420 | 0.6969% |
| 1908 | #35 | 2,195 | 0.6566% |
| 1907 | #41 | 1,893 | 0.5942% |
| 1906 | #51 | 1,491 | 0.5049% |
| 1905 | #53 | 1,394 | 0.4780% |
| 1904 | #59 | 1,213 | 0.4405% |
| 1903 | #63 | 1,032 | 0.3939% |
| 1902 | #67 | 1,008 | 0.3817% |
| 1901 | #76 | 825 | 0.3447% |
| 1900 | #74 | 1,068 | 0.3563% |
| 1899 | #75 | 776 | 0.3330% |
| 1898 | #78 | 801 | 0.3095% |
| 1897 | #84 | 638 | 0.2724% |
| 1896 | #89 | 621 | 0.2610% |
| 1895 | #88 | 628 | 0.2688% |
| 1894 | #91 | 583 | 0.2615% |
| 1893 | #97 | 498 | 0.2339% |
| 1892 | #101 | 475 | 0.2237% |
| 1891 | #97 | 439 | 0.2367% |
| 1890 | #100 | 405 | 0.2127% |
| 1889 | #101 | 395 | 0.2215% |
| 1888 | #100 | 385 | 0.2155% |
| 1887 | #101 | 332 | 0.2274% |
| 1886 | #96 | 353 | 0.2442% |
| 1885 | #103 | 289 | 0.2172% |
| 1884 | #105 | 263 | 0.2038% |
| 1883 | #105 | 234 | 0.2083% |
| 1882 | #94 | 274 | 0.2541% |
| 1881 | #101 | 210 | 0.2284% |
| 1880 | #99 | 213 | 0.2341% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #8,198 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,383 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,144 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,767 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #4,562 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,319 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #4,951 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,888 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,575 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #4,488 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,830 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #7,042 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #3,065 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #4,572 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,563 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #6,309 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #4,487 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #2,652 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,952 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,886 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #2,854 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #4,729 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,604 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,214 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,469 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #1,897 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #2,667 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #4,022 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #1,870 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,417 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #1,972 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #1,891 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,089 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #2,259 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #2,216 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #1,666 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #1,833 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #1,854 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,679 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #2,314 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #1,816 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,605 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1947 | #1,598 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #1,407 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1945 | #1,202 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1944 | #1,084 | 38 | 0.0028% |
| 1943 | #1,087 | 40 | 0.0028% |
| 1942 | #1,192 | 35 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #986 | 43 | 0.0035% |
| 1940 | #981 | 44 | 0.0038% |
| 1939 | #990 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1938 | #868 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1937 | #1,146 | 34 | 0.0032% |
| 1936 | #870 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1935 | #913 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1934 | #916 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1933 | #992 | 42 | 0.0042% |
| 1932 | #901 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1931 | #856 | 56 | 0.0054% |
| 1930 | #776 | 69 | 0.0063% |
| 1929 | #856 | 60 | 0.0056% |
| 1928 | #912 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1927 | #765 | 74 | 0.0066% |
| 1926 | #929 | 54 | 0.0049% |
| 1925 | #955 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1924 | #1,056 | 46 | 0.0041% |
| 1923 | #1,212 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1922 | #1,195 | 37 | 0.0034% |
| 1921 | #1,177 | 38 | 0.0035% |
| 1920 | #1,298 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1919 | #1,382 | 28 | 0.0029% |
| 1918 | #1,285 | 31 | 0.0031% |
| 1917 | #1,318 | 28 | 0.0030% |
| 1916 | #1,589 | 21 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,263 | 28 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,438 | 19 | 0.0029% |
| 1913 | #1,363 | 16 | 0.0031% |
| 1912 | #1,522 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1911 | #1,288 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #1,306 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,432 | 6 | 0.0037% |
| 1906 | #1,404 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1905 | #1,227 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1904 | #1,389 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1901 | #1,054 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1898 | #1,116 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1895 | #1,229 | 5 | 0.0043% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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