Virginia
#525 for girls in 2025, 572 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #7,271
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 19,032 births
- Debut · girls
- 213 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 73 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 652,959since 1880
Virginia over time
Rank among girls' 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 | #525 | 572 | — | |
| 2024 | #506 | 607 | — | |
| 2023 | #559 | 536 | — | |
| 2022 | #540 | 571 | — | |
| 2021 | #543 | 563 | — | |
| 2020 | #581 | 505 | — | |
| 2019 | #532 | 575 | — | |
| 2018 | #536 | 586 | — | |
| 2017 | #513 | 612 | — | |
| 2016 | #514 | 606 | — | |
| 2015 | #523 | 601 | — | |
| 2014 | #581 | 523 | — | |
| 2013 | #550 | 539 | — | |
| 2012 | #577 | 508 | — | |
| 2011 | #574 | 507 | — | |
| 2010 | #599 | 489 | — | |
| 2009 | #611 | 493 | — | |
| 2008 | #559 | 549 | — | |
| 2007 | #542 | 572 | — | |
| 2006 | #505 | 605 | — | |
| 2005 | #445 | 681 | — | |
| 2004 | #439 | 697 | — | |
| 2003 | #408 | 742 | — | |
| 2002 | #369 | 801 | — | |
| 2001 | #387 | 753 | — | |
| 2000 | #366 | 811 | — | |
| 1999 | #359 | 824 | — | |
| 1998 | #361 | 797 | — | |
| 1997 | #356 | 775 | — | |
| 1996 | #294 | 986 | — | |
| 1995 | #307 | 904 | — | |
| 1994 | #293 | 923 | — | |
| 1993 | #265 | 1,041 | — | |
| 1992 | #257 | 1,089 | — | |
| 1991 | #235 | 1,191 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #215 | 1,335 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #215 | 1,266 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #202 | 1,292 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #212 | 1,246 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #192 | 1,367 | — | |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,378 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #188 | 1,465 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #165 | 1,679 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #164 | 1,761 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #159 | 1,802 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #160 | 1,737 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #169 | 1,657 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #165 | 1,652 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #169 | 1,598 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #159 | 1,616 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #156 | 1,733 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #160 | 1,711 | — | |
| 1973 | #151 | 1,817 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #164 | 1,790 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #150 | 2,148 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #145 | 2,331 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #138 | 2,444 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #131 | 2,456 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #135 | 2,553 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #122 | 2,940 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #115 | 3,296 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #109 | 3,794 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #103 | 4,214 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #105 | 4,285 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #103 | 4,576 | #1,823 | 20 |
| 1960 | #102 | 4,787 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #93 | 5,256 | #1,916 | 18 |
| 1958 | #85 | 5,667 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #75 | 6,238 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #75 | 6,392 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #66 | 6,855 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #61 | 7,176 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #53 | 7,546 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #49 | 8,161 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #47 | 8,180 | #1,643 | 21 |
| 1950 | #43 | 8,312 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #39 | 8,896 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #36 | 9,296 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #34 | 10,407 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #31 | 10,015 | #1,382 | 26 |
| 1945 | #28 | 9,244 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1944 | #26 | 9,895 | #1,070 | 38 |
| 1943 | #25 | 10,847 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1942 | #23 | 10,803 | #1,167 | 35 |
| 1941 | #23 | 10,043 | #971 | 43 |
| 1940 | #21 | 9,554 | #967 | 44 |
| 1939 | #21 | 9,227 | #976 | 42 |
| 1938 | #22 | 9,269 | #860 | 52 |
| 1937 | #16 | 9,517 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #14 | 9,650 | #861 | 50 |
| 1935 | #16 | 9,867 | #903 | 49 |
| 1934 | #15 | 10,002 | #909 | 48 |
| 1933 | #15 | 9,719 | #980 | 42 |
| 1932 | #14 | 10,755 | #888 | 52 |
| 1931 | #12 | 11,886 | #841 | 56 |
| 1930 | #12 | 13,197 | #771 | 69 |
| 1929 | #11 | 13,234 | #844 | 60 |
| 1928 | #9 | 14,500 | #902 | 55 |
| 1927 | #8 | 15,734 | #762 | 74 |
| 1926 | #8 | 16,161 | #916 | 54 |
| 1925 | #7 | 17,490 | #945 | 51 |
| 1924 | #7 | 18,620 | #1,045 | 46 |
| 1923 | #7 | 18,325 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1922 | #7 | 19,144 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1921 | #6 | 19,032 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #7 | 17,314 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #7 | 15,636 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | #7 | 16,421 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #10 | 14,261 | #1,291 | 28 |
| 1916 | #10 | 12,487 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1915 | #12 | 10,952 | #1,241 | 28 |
| 1914 | #14 | 7,601 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #15 | 6,036 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #20 | 4,810 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #26 | 3,263 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #29 | 2,855 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #30 | 2,420 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #35 | 2,195 | — | |
| 1907 | #41 | 1,893 | — | |
| 1906 | #51 | 1,491 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #53 | 1,394 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #59 | 1,213 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #63 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1902 | #67 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1901 | #76 | 825 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #74 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1899 | #75 | 776 | — | |
| 1898 | #78 | 801 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #84 | 638 | — | |
| 1896 | #89 | 621 | — | |
| 1895 | #88 | 628 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #91 | 583 | — | |
| 1893 | #97 | 498 | — | |
| 1892 | #101 | 475 | — | |
| 1891 | #97 | 439 | — | |
| 1890 | #100 | 405 | — | |
| 1889 | #101 | 395 | — | |
| 1888 | #100 | 385 | — | |
| 1887 | #101 | 332 | — | |
| 1886 | #96 | 353 | — | |
| 1885 | #103 | 289 | — | |
| 1884 | #105 | 263 | — | |
| 1883 | #105 | 234 | — | |
| 1882 | #94 | 274 | — | |
| 1881 | #101 | 210 | — | |
| 1880 | #99 | 213 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Virginia was already there! It came in at #99, and was given to 213 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 290 girls a year got the name.
Where Virginia is popular in 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#68 · 1 in 279
- Arizona#68 · 1 in 281
- New Mexico#72 · 1 in 273
- Alaska#82 · 1 in 235
- Georgia#83 · 1 in 345
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #68 | 46 | 1 in 281 |
| Virginia | #68 | 118 | 1 in 279 |
| New Mexico | #72 | 28 | 1 in 273 |
| Alaska | #82 | 9 | 1 in 235 |
| Georgia | #83 | 109 | 1 in 345 |
| Kentucky | #86 | 63 | 1 in 380 |
| North Carolina | #87 | 103 | 1 in 381 |
| South Carolina | #88 | 52 | 1 in 391 |
| Arkansas | #89 | 36 | 1 in 361 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 30 | 1 in 406 |
| Texas | #92 | 225 | 1 in 417 |
| Hawaii | #96 | 13 | 1 in 352 |
| Alabama | #102 | 63 | 1 in 414 |
| Maryland | #110 | 50 | 1 in 506 |
| Tennessee | #110 | 60 | 1 in 486 |
| Florida | #113 | 82 | 1 in 515 |
| Delaware | #121 | 7 | 1 in 514 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 35 | 1 in 515 |
| Connecticut | #129 | 33 | 1 in 617 |
| New Jersey | #131 | 79 | 1 in 611 |
| Vermont | #131 | 5 | 1 in 541 |
| Pennsylvania | #136 | 123 | 1 in 685 |
| California | #138 | 242 | 1 in 636 |
| Nebraska | #139 | 17 | 1 in 584 |
| New York | #153 | 182 | 1 in 749 |
| Ohio | #159 | 107 | 1 in 772 |
| Louisiana | #164 | 42 | 1 in 721 |
| Missouri | #166 | 39 | 1 in 843 |
| Maine | #169 | 8 | 1 in 858 |
| Massachusetts | #170 | 41 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Washington | #170 | 30 | 1 in 784 |
| Colorado | #174 | 20 | 1 in 778 |
| Kansas | #176 | 17 | 1 in 812 |
| Rhode Island | #176 | 6 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Illinois | #181 | 92 | 1 in 909 |
| Michigan | #185 | 70 | 1 in 992 |
| Oregon | #185 | 15 | 1 in 874 |
| Indiana | #186 | 43 | 1 in 925 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 19 | 1 in 841 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 12 | 1 in 839 |
| Wisconsin | #209 | 26 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Idaho | #228 | 5 | 1 in 880 |
| Iowa | #240 | 14 | 1 in 1,436 |
| Minnesota | #257 | 16 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Utah | #268 | 7 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Virginia
- 19 spots since 2024 (#506 → #525)
- 56 spots since 2020 (#581 → #525)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#523 → #525)
- Biggest jump: 58 spots in 2015 (#581 → #523)
- Biggest drop: 62 spots in 1997 (#294 → #356)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #6 (19,032 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1916–1928
- Top 100: 73 yrs · run 1893–1959
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 63 girls born in 1922 were named Virginia (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,810 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1921, was only 1 in 65 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.0% of all girls named Virginia (169,554) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,948 | #94 (1882) | #101 |
| 1890s | 5,864 | #75 (1899) | #90 |
| 1900s | 14,539 | #30 (1909) | #55 |
| 1910s | 94,322 | #7 (1918) | #15 |
| 1920s | 169,554 | #6 (1921) | #8 |
| 1930s | 103,089 | #12 (1930) | #16 |
| 1940s | 99,000 | #21 (1940) | #29 |
| 1950s | 69,783 | #43 (1950) | #65 |
| 1960s | 35,345 | #102 (1960) | #116 |
| 1970s | 18,053 | #145 (1970) | #159 |
| 1980s | 14,993 | #159 (1981) | #185 |
| 1990s | 9,865 | #215 (1990) | #294 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | #366 (2000) | #463 |
| 2010s | 5,546 | #513 (2017) | #550 |
| 2020s | 3,354 | #506 (2024) | #542 |
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.
Virginia in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 668 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 98.4% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 347,595 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 610 names at #4,136; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.