Recorded 1927–1932 Girls' name Peak 1928 17 births

Virignia — girls' name

17 babies named Virignia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s5
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Virignia was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

7 babies were named Virignia in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virignia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Virignia between 1927 and 1932, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virignia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virignia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Virignia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virignia 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 17 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.

Virignia at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

17

Since 1927

6 years of records

Peak year

1928

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1927

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1932

Virignia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1927

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1928)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193219281927 5

Virignia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 71% of Virignia's all-time total
1920s121930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virignia?
17 babies have been named Virignia since 1927. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1928 with 7 births.
When was Virignia most popular?
Virignia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Virignia been used?
Virignia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 6 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Virignia?
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, 1927–1932 (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.