Girls' name · since 1883
Vergie
Vergie has 4,582 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,582
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vergie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,582 have been recorded since 1883.
Vergie has 4,582 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1974.
- #2,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,582 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vergie ranks #2,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,582 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,582
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vergie's 4,582 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Vergie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vergie splits its recorded history at 1928: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 151 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vergie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1974
- Peak year (1919)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Vergie popularity over time - boys
47 total births recorded since 1916 (Vergie as boys' name)
Vergie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,143 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Vergie's strongest decade.
1,143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Vergie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 72
1880s
72 births
- 1890s 248
1890s
248 births
- 1900s 423
1900s
423 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,072 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,143 births
- 1930s
1930s
737 births
- 1940s
1940s
476 births
- 1950s 267
1950s
267 births
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,143 births (25% of all-time use).
How Vergie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vergie's total volume
Vergie by state
Where Vergie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 392 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 309 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 281 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 280 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 214 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 140 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 130 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 118 | 2.6% |
392 of 4,582 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Vergie appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vergie's data
- Vergie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,143 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Vergies (392 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vergie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vergie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.