Virl vs Virgil

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

Name A

Virl

Boy name

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Name B

Virgil

Boy name · Rank #1540

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Virl Virgil
Current Rank Unranked #1540
Total Births (all years) 196 72,009
Peak Year 1922 1921
Peak Year Births 11 1,830
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Virl Virgil
1880s - 827
1890s - 1,349
1900s - 2,134
1910s 59 10,858
1920s 61 15,992
1930s 48 11,363
1940s 22 8,950
1950s 6 7,286
1960s - 5,208
1970s - 3,147
1980s - 1,746
1990s - 1,067
2000s - 685
2010s - 764
2020s - 633

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Virl Virgil
2014 - 75
2015 - 70
2016 - 88
2017 - 96
2018 - 73
2019 - 91
2020 - 85
2021 - 101
2022 - 81
2023 - 123
2024 - 114
2025 - 129

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, 1912–1950.

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