Virgie

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
Given to girls 97.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1904 · 261 births
Debut · girls
41 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,800
since 1880

Virgie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Virgie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #182, 1904girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2024#15,2935—
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2022#15,3065—
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1997#13,7245—
1996#11,8076—
1995——
1994#11,7786—
1993——
1992#8,7349—
1991#8,5889—
1990#8,5019—
1989#8,7618—
1988#7,6919—
1987——
1986#6,15611—
1985#5,07714—
1984#6,29110—
1983#6,7059—
1982#4,16718—
1981#4,16218—
1980#3,71921—
1979#5,09213—
1978#5,21412—
1977#2,90927—
1976#3,40720—
1975#2,96924—
1974#2,83525—
1973#3,34219—
1972#2,97622—
1971#2,29634#4,9075
1970#2,30733—
1969#2,02338#4,4045
1968#1,88740—
1967#1,92137#3,5596
1966#1,60049—
1965#1,50055#3,5376
1964#1,34969—
1963#1,30571—
1962#1,47657—
1961#1,23280#3,3567
1960#1,17486—
1959#1,08796#3,0378
1958#1,028103#3,5596
1957#975113—
1956#1,012102#3,9425
1955#890120#3,2017
1954#798138—
1953#766143—
1952#736145#3,3736
1951#760134—
1950#670159#3,6815
1949#680151#3,2986
1948#609185#2,32611
1947#612188#3,3706
1946#564199#2,9197
1945#523195#2,3939
1944#494213#2,08012
1943#481235#2,18212
1942#482233#3,5605
1941#438246#2,08312
1940#402288#1,73616
1939#403279#1,95813
1938#417262#2,4799
1937#364316#2,33210
1936#356317#2,6298
1935#358315#2,12712
1934#368292#2,12112
1933#335339#1,77016
1932#340346#2,31311
1931#352330#1,64319
1930#324418#2,44411
1929#344357#2,00215
1928#313438#2,16214
1927#300495#1,46826
1926#322425#1,51524
1925#306469#1,53424
1924#288526#1,89418
1923#284521#1,58923
1922#275558#1,69521
1921#286535#1,90418
1920#284527#1,59223
1919#268559#1,69520
1918#266566#2,07315
1917#274509#1,90016
1916#269509#2,04314
1915#265488#1,96814
1914#257402#2,10110
1913#249364#1,9459
1912#243342#1,41712
1911#237275#1,3877
1910#222292#1,3147
1909#202285#1,0838
1908#187302#1,3735
1907#205251#1,0947
1906#206224—
1905#194244—
1904#182261#1,0646
1903#196214#69611
1902#202210—
1901#192215—
1900#196260#1,3105
1899#193206—
1898#205204#1,0026
1897#199194—
1896#191211—
1895#197191—
1894#197177—
1893#193180—
1892#202155—
1891#192139—
1890#190154—
1889#208121—
1888#218112#8157
1887#203100—
1886#19799—
1885#22577—
1884#21378—
1883#23360—
1882#23952—
1881#24043—
1880#24041—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Virgie was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Virgie is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #703 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,102 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsMOKentucky: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedNMKansas: #314 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsARTennessee: #248 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,493 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #278 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #335 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,549 girlsOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsLAMississippi: #240 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsMSAlabama: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,675 girlsALGeorgia: #438 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,025 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedHITexas: #450 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Virgie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#237 · 1 in 1,718
  2. Mississippi#240 · 1 in 1,281
  3. Kentucky#245 · 1 in 1,630
  4. Tennessee#248 · 1 in 1,649
  5. Arkansas#270 · 1 in 1,698

Best ever in a state: #75 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#237171 in 1,718
Mississippi#240191 in 1,281
Kentucky#245181 in 1,630
Tennessee#248191 in 1,649
Arkansas#270121 in 1,698
West Virginia#27091 in 2,284
Louisiana#271181 in 1,459
South Carolina#278121 in 1,983
Missouri#299111 in 2,941
Kansas#31451 in 2,791
Oklahoma#33581 in 2,549
North Carolina#349121 in 3,493
Alabama#36991 in 3,675
Georgia#43871 in 5,025
Texas#450181 in 3,722
Illinois#70351 in 14,102
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Virgie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 37 spots in 1957 (#1,012 → #975)
  • Biggest drop: 122 spots in 1956 (#890 → #1,012)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1904 at #182 (261 births)
  • Births halved by 1955, 51 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,055
  • Highest: 1 in 1,055 girls born in 1904 were named Virgie (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 324,038 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 22.3% of all girls named Virgie (4,851) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s783#197 (1886)#222
1890s1,811#190 (1890)#196
1900s2,466#182 (1904)#196
1910s4,306#222 (1910)#255
1920s4,851#275 (1922)#300
1930s3,214#324 (1930)#362
1940s2,133#402 (1940)#529
1950s1,253#670 (1950)#872
1960s582#1,174 (1960)#1,547
1970s229#2,296 (1971)#3,335
1980s118#3,719 (1980)#5,859
1990s44#8,501 (1990)#10,522
2000s0——
2010s0——
2020s10#15,293 (2024)#15,300

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Virgie in 1942

girls
#482
233 births · 1 in 5,797 girls
boys
#3,560
5 births · 1 in 276,232 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #482Virgie233

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #3,560Virgie5
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 5,797 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 91.0% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Virgie
  1. #477Nona237
  2. #480Joe236
  3. #481Dottie235
  4. #482Virgie233
  5. #482Marietta233
  6. #482Michelle233
  7. #485April232
  8. #485Laurie232
  9. #485Loraine232

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 276,232 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 12.0% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Virgie
  1. #3,212Wren6
  2. #3,212Zebbie6
  3. #3,212Zell6
  4. #3,560Virgie5
  5. #3,560Ab5
  6. #3,560Abby5
  7. #3,560Ac5

Tied with 484 names at #3,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942 →