Girls' name · since 1880
Virgie
Virgie has 21,800 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21,800
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
21,800 girls have been named Virgie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Virgie recorded 21,800 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21,800 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virgie ranks #1,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21,800 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21,800
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Virgie's 21,800 recorded births place it above 98.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Virgie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Virgie's full recorded timeline at 1938, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 566 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Virgie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1918)
- 566
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Virgie popularity over time - boys
668 total births recorded since 1888 (Virgie as boys' name)
Virgie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,851 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Virgie's strongest decade.
4,851 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Virgie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 783
1880s
783 births
- 1890s 1,811
1890s
1,811 births
- 1900s
1900s
2,466 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,306 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,851 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,214 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,133 births
- 1950s 1,253
1950s
1,253 births
- 1960s 582
1960s
582 births
- 1970s 229
1970s
229 births
- 1980s 118
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,851 births (22% of all-time use).
How Virgie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Virgie's total volume
Virgie by state
Where Virgie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,580 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 1,537 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 1,344 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 1,331 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,158 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,122 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 995 | 4.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 878 | 4.0% |
1,580 of 21,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Virgie appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Virgie's data
- Virgie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,851 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Virgies (1,580 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 Virgie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Virgie 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.