Virgil
Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #1,409 for boys in 2025, 129 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 276 births
- Debut · boys
- 81 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,009since 1880
Virgil over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,409 | 129 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,540 | 114 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,465 | 123 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,917 | 81 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,645 | 101 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,778 | 85 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,723 | 91 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,994 | 73 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,644 | 96 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,754 | 88 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,036 | 70 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,920 | 75 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,009 | 68 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,488 | 50 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,905 | 73 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,816 | 80 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,119 | 64 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,374 | 54 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,928 | 73 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,943 | 69 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,854 | 69 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,701 | 75 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,749 | 69 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,660 | 71 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,591 | 75 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,713 | 66 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,449 | 80 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,205 | 102 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,350 | 82 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,257 | 88 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,182 | 96 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,268 | 85 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,033 | 114 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,033 | 112 | |
| 1991 | — | #856 | 149 | |
| 1990 | — | #804 | 159 | |
| 1989 | — | #819 | 146 | |
| 1988 | — | #796 | 142 | |
| 1987 | — | #772 | 142 | |
| 1986 | — | #670 | 179 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #728 | 147 |
| 1984 | — | #641 | 180 | |
| 1983 | — | #675 | 160 | |
| 1982 | — | #570 | 227 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #576 | 220 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #616 | 203 |
| 1979 | — | #557 | 238 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #550 | 228 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #522 | 253 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #488 | 265 |
| 1975 | — | #451 | 311 | |
| 1974 | — | #450 | 312 | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #422 | 345 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #413 | 366 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #392 | 421 |
| 1970 | — | #396 | 408 | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #405 | 384 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #371 | 442 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #353 | 446 |
| 1966 | — | #348 | 458 | |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #338 | 503 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #335 | 547 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #332 | 561 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #334 | 555 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #314 | 625 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #296 | 687 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #304 | 651 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #290 | 696 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #286 | 668 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #276 | 709 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #268 | 699 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #259 | 743 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #249 | 759 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #237 | 786 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #242 | 789 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #234 | 786 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #228 | 791 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #230 | 794 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #219 | 854 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #198 | 881 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #183 | 845 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #177 | 928 |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | #175 | 993 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #167 | 1,003 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #170 | 923 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #166 | 938 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #164 | 937 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #151 | 1,069 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #157 | 969 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #149 | 1,034 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #140 | 1,104 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #141 | 1,128 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #138 | 1,139 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #139 | 1,228 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | #121 | 1,384 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #128 | 1,371 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #127 | 1,339 |
| 1928 | #1,223 | 39 | #126 | 1,404 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #121 | 1,499 |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | #118 | 1,576 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #120 | 1,503 |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 | #111 | 1,627 |
| 1923 | #1,490 | 30 | #100 | 1,713 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #99 | 1,790 |
| 1921 | #1,237 | 39 | #98 | 1,830 |
| 1920 | #968 | 57 | #101 | 1,711 |
| 1919 | #1,155 | 41 | #103 | 1,570 |
| 1918 | #1,091 | 45 | #99 | 1,707 |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | #103 | 1,523 |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 44 | #104 | 1,496 |
| 1915 | #1,173 | 34 | #108 | 1,376 |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #107 | 1,048 |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 | #107 | 819 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #111 | 684 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | #107 | 355 |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | #111 | 280 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 | #110 | 250 |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | #100 | 258 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | #93 | 276 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | #102 | 207 |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | #97 | 226 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #100 | 211 |
| 1903 | #896 | 15 | #112 | 173 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #119 | 163 |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | #108 | 158 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #110 | 212 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #111 | 154 |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | #119 | 155 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #108 | 159 |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #126 | 138 |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #116 | 146 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #128 | 125 |
| 1893 | — | #126 | 119 | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | #129 | 130 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #114 | 123 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #142 | 100 |
| 1889 | — | #153 | 93 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #137 | 112 |
| 1887 | — | #163 | 77 | |
| 1886 | — | #175 | 79 | |
| 1885 | — | #162 | 82 | |
| 1884 | — | #157 | 88 | |
| 1883 | — | #176 | 70 | |
| 1882 | — | #170 | 80 | |
| 1881 | — | #178 | 65 | |
| 1880 | — | #163 | 81 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Virgil was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 81 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2011–2015, when fewer than 76 boys a year got the name.
Where Virgil is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#96 · 1 in 490
- Kentucky#118 · 1 in 750
- West Virginia#118 · 1 in 780
- Oklahoma#122 · 1 in 629
- Idaho#128 · 1 in 671
Best ever in a state: #31 in Kansas, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #96 | 15 | 1 in 490 |
| Kentucky | #118 | 48 | 1 in 750 |
| West Virginia | #118 | 32 | 1 in 780 |
| Oklahoma | #122 | 37 | 1 in 629 |
| Idaho | #128 | 10 | 1 in 671 |
| Missouri | #142 | 41 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Kansas | #160 | 21 | 1 in 942 |
| Indiana | #165 | 34 | 1 in 1,316 |
| New Mexico | #167 | 11 | 1 in 876 |
| Iowa | #172 | 22 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Arizona | #174 | 11 | 1 in 878 |
| Minnesota | #175 | 21 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Tennessee | #183 | 27 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Arkansas | #184 | 17 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Colorado | #189 | 11 | 1 in 1,428 |
| South Dakota | #189 | 5 | 1 in 1,551 |
| Ohio | #195 | 43 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Oregon | #195 | 10 | 1 in 1,622 |
| Utah | #197 | 7 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Illinois | #201 | 41 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Georgia | #208 | 26 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Nebraska | #208 | 8 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Florida | #210 | 19 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Wisconsin | #218 | 12 | 1 in 3,264 |
| Michigan | #227 | 25 | 1 in 3,037 |
| Alabama | #230 | 20 | 1 in 1,941 |
| Washington | #230 | 11 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Mississippi | #238 | 15 | 1 in 1,936 |
| South Carolina | #242 | 14 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Virginia | #244 | 17 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Louisiana | #264 | 16 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Texas | #273 | 49 | 1 in 2,052 |
| North Carolina | #289 | 16 | 1 in 3,154 |
| New Jersey | #313 | 6 | 1 in 7,645 |
| California | #321 | 28 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Pennsylvania | #331 | 14 | 1 in 7,737 |
| New York | #475 | 12 | 1 in 12,435 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Virgil
- 131 spots since 2024 (#1,540 → #1,409)
- 369 spots since 2020 (#1,778 → #1,409)
- 627 spots since 2015 (#2,036 → #1,409)
- Biggest jump: 58 spots in 1986 (#728 → #670)
- Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1992 (#856 → #1,033)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1907 at #93 (276 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 85 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1921–1923
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
- Highest: 1 in 532 boys born in 1907 were named Virgil (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,241 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.2% of all boys named Virgil (15,992) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 827 | #137 (1888) | #163 |
| 1890s | 1,349 | #108 (1897) | #122 |
| 1900s | 2,134 | #93 (1907) | #105 |
| 1910s | 10,858 | #99 (1918) | #106 |
| 1920s | 15,992 | #98 (1921) | #112 |
| 1930s | 11,363 | #121 (1931) | #143 |
| 1940s | 8,950 | #166 (1940) | #191 |
| 1950s | 7,286 | #234 (1950) | #265 |
| 1960s | 5,208 | #296 (1960) | #343 |
| 1970s | 3,147 | #392 (1971) | #464 |
| 1980s | 1,746 | #570 (1982) | #686 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | #804 (1990) | #1,144 |
| 2000s | 685 | #1,591 (2001) | #1,863 |
| 2010s | 764 | #1,644 (2017) | #1,929 |
| 2020s | 633 | #1,409 (2025) | #1,626 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Virgil in 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 155,534 of them was named Virgil, which outranked 47.6% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,999Willena12
- #2,999Willow12
- #2,999Zada12
- #3,176Virgil11
- #3,176Adline11
- #3,176Aleene11
- #3,176Allena11
- #3,393Alex10
- #3,393Alfreida10
- #3,393Alverta10
Tied with 216 names at #3,176; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 2,243 of them was named Virgil, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.