Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1914
Virga
Virga has 64 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1914–1946
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Virga is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 1914.
Virga has 64 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1946.
- 64 total births
- 1914–1946 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Virga since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1946.
- 64
- total births
- 1914–1946
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Virga was born in this single decade.
1925
Single peak year
8 babies were named Virga in 1925 - its busiest year on record.
Virga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Virga's full recorded timeline at 1926, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Virga at a glance
Last recorded 1946Peak year
1925
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Virga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1946
- Peak year (1925)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Virga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Virga's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Virga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Virga? ▼
Virga has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1946. 8 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
When was Virga most popular? ▼
Virga was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Virga been used? ▼
Virga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 33 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Virga? ▼
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.
What to do with Virga's data
- Virga's decade-level peak was the 1920s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Virga
Nearby Names Like Virga
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Virga
Virginia Girl
#506 652,959 births
Virgie Girl
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Viridiana Girl
#5862 4,268 births
Virgina Girl
1,601 births
Virgil Girl
1,444 births
Compare Virga side by side: Virga vs Virginia Virga vs Virgie Virga vs Viridiana
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Virga: Baby Name Since 1914 - 64 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/virga. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Virga draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.