Recorded 1916–1962 Boys' name Peak 1927 220 births

Virgal — boys' name

220 babies named Virgal in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s381920s741930s641940s181950s161960s10
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Virgal was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

14 babies were named Virgal in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virgal

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Virgal between 1916 and 1962, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virgal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virgal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Virgal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virgal 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 220 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.

Virgal at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

220

Since 1916

47 years of records

Peak year

1927

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1916

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1962

Virgal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1916

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1927)
14
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
46810121416 19621954193919341929192419201916 8

Virgal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Virgal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Virgal by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 34% of Virgal's all-time total
1910s381920s741930s641940s181950s161960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virgal?
220 babies have been named Virgal since 1916. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1927 with 14 births.
When was Virgal most popular?
Virgal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Virgal been used?
Virgal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 47 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Virgal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virgil, Virgle, Virginia, Viraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1962 (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.