Recorded 1898–1950 Girls' name Peak 1925 402 births

Vergia — girls' name

402 babies named Vergia in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s161910s811920s1281930s951940s711950s6
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Vergia was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

17 babies were named Vergia in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vergia

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Vergia between 1898 and 1950, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vergia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vergia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vergia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vergia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vergia 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 402 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.

Vergia at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

402

Since 1898

53 years of records

Peak year

1925

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1898

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1950

Vergia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1898

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1925)
17
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 195019451938193319281923191819131898 5

Vergia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
128 births that decade — 32% of Vergia's all-time total
1890s51900s161910s811920s1281930s951940s711950s6

Vergia by state

Where Vergia concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vergia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
15 3.7%
#2 Louisiana
11 2.7%
#3 Texas
5 1.2%
Mississippi share of Vergia's total US births 3.7%
Even split

15 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vergia?
402 babies have been named Vergia since 1898. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1925 with 17 births.
When was Vergia most popular?
Vergia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Vergia most popular?
The top states for the name Vergia are Mississippi (15 births), Louisiana (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Vergia been used?
Vergia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 53 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Vergia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veronica, Vera, Verna, Verda, 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, 1898–1950 (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.