Recorded 1953–2007 Girls' name Peak 1974 397 births

Virgen — girls' name

397 babies named Virgen in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s931970s1491980s1031990s372000s10
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Virgen was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Virgen in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virgen

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Virgen between 1953 and 2007, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virgen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virgen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Virgen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Virgen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virgen 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 397 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.

Virgen at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

397

Since 1953

55 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1953

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2007

Virgen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1953

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0510152025 200719911986198119761971196619611953 5

Virgen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
149 births that decade — 38% of Virgen's all-time total
1950s51960s931970s1491980s1031990s372000s10

Virgen by state

Where Virgen concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Virgen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
100 25.2%
#2 New Jersey
16 4.0%
#3 Illinois
5 1.3%
#4 Massachusetts
5 1.3%
New York share of Virgen's total US births 25.2%
Even split

100 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virgen?
397 babies have been named Virgen since 1953. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Virgen most popular?
Virgen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Virgen most popular?
The top states for the name Virgen are New York (100 births), New Jersey (16 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Virgen been used?
Virgen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 55 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Virgen?
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, 1953–2007 (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.