Recorded 1916–1934 Boys' name Peak 1928 48 births

Virden — boys' name

48 babies named Virden in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s321930s11
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Virden was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Virden in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virden

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Virden between 1916 and 1934, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Virden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virden 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 48 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.

Virden at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

48

Since 1916

19 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1916

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1934

Virden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1916

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 19341933192819261924192319221916 5

Virden by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 67% of Virden's all-time total
1910s51920s321930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virden?
48 babies have been named Virden since 1916. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Virden most popular?
Virden was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Virden been used?
Virden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 19 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Virden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virgil, Virgle, Virginia, Viraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1934 (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.