Boys' name · since 1886
Vergil
1,968 babies named Vergil in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,968
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vergil currently ranks #5051 among boys' names in America, with 1,968 babies recorded since 1886.
Vergil has 1,968 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5051 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, 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 1886 to 2025.
- #3,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,051 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,968 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vergil ranks #3,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,051 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,968 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,051 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,968
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vergil's 1,968 recorded births place it above 92.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Vergil compares
1,968 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vergil's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vergil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,968 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vergil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vergil's full recorded timeline at 1948, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vergil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Vergil popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1902 (Vergil as girls' name)
Vergil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (527 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Vergil's strongest decade.
527 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Vergil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 51
1900s
51 births
- 1910s
1910s
406 births
- 1920s
1920s
527 births
- 1930s
1930s
289 births
- 1940s 169
1940s
169 births
- 1950s 131
1950s
131 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 527 births (27% of all-time use).
How Vergil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vergil's total volume
Vergil by state
Where Vergil concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 37 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 35 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 11 | 0.6% |
48 of 1,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Vergil appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vergil's data
- Vergil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (527 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vergils (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Vergil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Vergil 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.