Boys' name · since 1896
Virgel
1,187 babies named Virgel in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,187
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,187 boys have been named Virgel since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Virgel has 1,187 recorded births among boys since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1896 to 1989.
- #4,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,187 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virgel ranks #4,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,187 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,187
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Virgel's 1,187 recorded births place it above 89.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Virgel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Virgel splits its recorded history at 1940: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Virgel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1989
- Peak year (1920)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Virgel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1920 (Virgel as girls' name)
Virgel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (367 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Virgel's strongest decade.
367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Virgel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
209 births
- 1920s
1920s
367 births
- 1930s
1930s
243 births
- 1940s
1940s
153 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 367 births (31% of all-time use).
How Virgel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Virgel's total volume
Virgel by state
Where Virgel concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.4% |
36 of 1,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Virgel's data
- Virgel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (367 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Virgels (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Virgel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1896–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Virgel 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 August 2026.