Recorded 1898–1945 Girls' name Peak 1920 64 births

Virdia — girls' name

64 babies named Virdia in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Virdia was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Virdia in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virdia

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Virdia between 1898 and 1945, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virdia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virdia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Virdia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virdia 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 64 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.

Virdia at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

64

Since 1898

48 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1898

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1945

Virdia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1898

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Virdia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 52% of Virdia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virdia?
64 babies have been named Virdia since 1898. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Virdia most popular?
Virdia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Virdia been used?
Virdia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 48 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Virdia?
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, 1898–1945 (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.