Recorded 1915–1999 Girls' name Peak 1986 99 births

Virgilia — girls' name

99 babies named Virgilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s181930s131940s51960s51980s241990s15
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Virgilia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

12 babies were named Virgilia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virgilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Virgilia between 1915 and 1999, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virgilia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virgilia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Virgilia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virgilia 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 99 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.

Virgilia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

99

Since 1915

85 years of records

Peak year

1986

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1915

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1999

Virgilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1915

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
468101214 199919911988196319351926192019161915 5

Virgilia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 24% of Virgilia's all-time total
1910s191920s181930s131940s51960s51980s241990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virgilia?
99 babies have been named Virgilia since 1915. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1986 with 12 births.
When was Virgilia most popular?
Virgilia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Virgilia been used?
Virgilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 85 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Virgilia?
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, 1915–1999 (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.