Girls' name · since 1916
Viriginia
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Viriginia, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Viriginia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 167 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viriginia has been recorded 167 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1982.
- #21,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 167 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viriginia ranks #21,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 167
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Viriginia's 167 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Viriginia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Viriginia's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Viriginia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1982
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Viriginia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Viriginia's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Viriginia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Viriginia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (63 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Viriginia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1916–1982 (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 Viriginia 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.