Recorded 1915–1968 Girls' name Peak 1923 171 births

Verginia — girls' name

171 babies named Verginia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s701930s401940s181950s111960s10
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Verginia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

13 babies were named Verginia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Verginia

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Verginia between 1915 and 1968, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Verginia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Verginia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Verginia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Verginia 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 171 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.

Verginia at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

171

Since 1915

54 years of records

Peak year

1923

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1915

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1968

Verginia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1915

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1923)
13
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 196819551940193519291926192219191915 9

Verginia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 41% of Verginia's all-time total
1910s221920s701930s401940s181950s111960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Verginia?
171 babies have been named Verginia since 1915. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1923 with 13 births.
When was Verginia most popular?
Verginia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Verginia been used?
Verginia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 54 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Verginia?
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, 1915–1968 (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.