Recorded 1888–1946 Girls' name Peak 1921 395 births

Virda — girls' name

395 babies named Virda in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s301900s361910s901920s1291930s671940s38
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Virda was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

20 babies were named Virda in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virda

The Social Security Administration has registered 395 babies named Virda between 1888 and 1946, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Virda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Virda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virda 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 395 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.

Virda at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

395

Since 1888

59 years of records

Peak year

1921

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1888

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1946

Virda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1888

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1921)
20
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 19461937193019241918191219001888 5

Virda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
129 births that decade — 33% of Virda's all-time total
1880s51890s301900s361910s901920s1291930s671940s38

Virda by state

Where Virda concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Virda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.3%
Mississippi share of Virda's total US births 1.3%

5 of 395 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virda?
395 babies have been named Virda since 1888. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1921 with 20 births.
When was Virda most popular?
Virda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Virda most popular?
The top states for the name Virda are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Virda been used?
Virda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 59 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Virda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virginia, Virgie, Viridiana, Virgina, 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, 1888–1946 (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.