Virginia
The Roman family name Verginius; the American use honours Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Honors both the state and Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, with Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, in the background; a top-10 name of the 1910s and 20s.
Virginia appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 73 different years between 1880 and 1959. It spent 13 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1922, when 19,144 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 7 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1921, at No. 6. In 2025 it ranked No. 525 for girls. All told, 654,968 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,948 | No. 94 |
| 1890s | 5,864 | No. 75 |
| 1900s | 14,539 | No. 30 |
| 1910s | 94,322 | No. 7 |
| 1920s | 169,554 | No. 6 |
| 1930s | 103,089 | No. 12 |
| 1940s | 99,000 | No. 21 |
| 1950s | 69,783 | No. 43 |
| 1960s | 35,345 | No. 102 |
| 1970s | 18,053 | No. 145 |
| 1980s | 14,993 | No. 159 |
| 1990s | 9,865 | No. 215 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | No. 366 |
| 2010s | 5,546 | No. 513 |
| 2020s | 3,354 | No. 506 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.