US rank #15243 Girls' name Peak 1918 21,800 births

Virgie — #15243 US girls' name

21,800 babies named Virgie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s7831890s18111900s24661910s43061920s48511930s32141940s21331950s12531960s5821970s2291980s1181990s442020s10
#15243
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 14% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Virgie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

566 babies were named Virgie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virgie

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,800 babies named Virgie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virgie currently holds the #15243 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 566 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virgie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 4,851 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Virgie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,580 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Virgie in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virgie 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 21,800 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.

Virgie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,800

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

566 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#15,243

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Virgie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
566
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600 202419811966195119361921190618911880 41

Virgie popularity over time — boys

668 total births recorded since 1888 (Virgie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 668 births
051015202530 197119551944193619281920191219001888 7

Virgie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
4,851 births that decade — 22% of Virgie's all-time total
1880s7831890s18111900s24661910s43061920s48511930s32141940s21331950s12531960s5821970s2291980s1181990s442020s10

Virgie by state

Where Virgie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Virgie
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%
Texas share of Virgie's total US births 7.2%
Even split

1,580 of 21,800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Virgie appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virgie?
21,800 babies have been named Virgie since 1880. It currently ranks #15243 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 566 births.
When was Virgie most popular?
Virgie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 4,851 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Virgie most popular?
The top states for the name Virgie are Texas (1,580 births), Kentucky (1,537 births), Virginia (1,344 births).
How long has the name Virgie been used?
Virgie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Virgie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virginia, Viridiana, Virgina, Virgil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.