Viral vs Virgil

Side-by-side comparison of Viral and Virgil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Viral

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Name B

Virgil

Boy name · Rank #1536

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Metric Viral Virgil
Current Rank Unranked #1536
Total Births (all years) 64 71,881
Peak Year 1989 1921
Peak Year Births 9 1,830
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Viral Virgil
1880ss — 827
1890ss — 1,349
1900ss — 2,134
1910ss — 10,858
1920ss — 15,992
1930ss — 11,363
1940ss — 8,950
1950ss — 7,287
1960ss — 5,208
1970ss — 3,147
1980ss 37 1,746
1990ss 27 1,067
2000ss — 685
2010ss — 764
2020ss — 504

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Viral Virgil
2014 — 75
2015 — 70
2016 — 88
2017 — 96
2018 — 73
2019 — 91
2020 — 85
2021 — 101
2022 — 81
2023 — 123
2024 — 114

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1981–1997.

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