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 #1536

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Virl Virgil
Current Rank Unranked #1536
Total Births (all years) 196 71,881
Peak Year 1922 1921
Peak Year Births 11 1,830
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Virl Virgil
1880ss — 827
1890ss — 1,349
1900ss — 2,134
1910ss 59 10,858
1920ss 61 15,992
1930ss 48 11,363
1940ss 22 8,950
1950ss 6 7,287
1960ss — 5,208
1970ss — 3,147
1980ss — 1,746
1990ss — 1,067
2000ss — 685
2010ss — 764
2020ss — 504

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

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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