Virga — girls' name

What the Data Says About Virga

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Virga between 1914 and 1946, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virga performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Virga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virga 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.