Recorded 1914–1935 Girls' name Peak 1929 21 births

Virene — girls' name

21 babies named Virene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s10
1930s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Virene was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

6 babies were named Virene in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virene

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Virene between 1914 and 1935, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Virene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virene 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 21 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.

Virene at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

21

Since 1914

22 years of records

Peak year

1929

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1914

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1935

Virene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1914

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1929)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1935193219291914 5

Virene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 48% of Virene's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virene?
21 babies have been named Virene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1929 with 6 births.
When was Virene most popular?
Virene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Virene been used?
Virene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 22 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Virene?
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, 1914–1935 (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.