Recorded 1889–1951 Girls' name Peak 1920 555 births

Virdie — girls' name

555 babies named Virdie in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s591900s901910s1401920s1411930s811940s331950s6
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Virdie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

28 babies were named Virdie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virdie

The Social Security Administration has registered 555 babies named Virdie between 1889 and 1951, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virdie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virdie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Virdie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Virdie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virdie 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 555 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.

Virdie at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

555

Since 1889

63 years of records

Peak year

1920

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1889

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1951

Virdie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1889

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1920)
28
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Virdie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
141 births that decade — 25% of Virdie's all-time total
1880s51890s591900s901910s1401920s1411930s811940s331950s6

Virdie by state

Where Virdie concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Virdie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
6 1.1%
Mississippi share of Virdie's total US births 1.1%

6 of 555 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virdie?
555 babies have been named Virdie since 1889. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1920 with 28 births.
When was Virdie most popular?
Virdie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Virdie most popular?
The top states for the name Virdie are Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Virdie been used?
Virdie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 63 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Virdie?
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, 1889–1951 (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.