Recorded 1888–2015 Girls' name Peak 1949 212 births

Varina — girls' name

212 babies named Varina in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s261910s101920s341930s51940s151950s181960s301970s381980s212010s10
1970s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Varina was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

10 babies were named Varina in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Varina

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Varina between 1888 and 2015, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Varina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Varina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Varina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Varina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 212 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Varina at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

212

Since 1888

128 years of records

Peak year

1949

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1888

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2015

Varina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1888

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1949)
10
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Varina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 18% of Varina's all-time total
1880s51890s261910s101920s341930s51940s151950s181960s301970s381980s212010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Varina?
212 babies have been named Varina since 1888. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1949 with 10 births.
When was Varina most popular?
Varina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Varina been used?
Varina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 128 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Varina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Varsha, Vara, Varnika, Varonica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.