Recorded 1927–1954 Girls' name Peak 1935 86 births

Virjean — girls' name

86 babies named Virjean in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s451940s141950s9
1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Virjean was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

9 babies were named Virjean in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virjean

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Virjean between 1927 and 1954, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virjean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virjean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Virjean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Virjean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virjean 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 86 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.

Virjean at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

86

Since 1927

28 years of records

Peak year

1935

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1927

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1954

Virjean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1927

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1935)
9
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
45678910 1954194019361934193219291927 5

Virjean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
45 births that decade — 52% of Virjean's all-time total
1920s181930s451940s141950s9

Virjean by state

Where Virjean concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Virjean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 11.6%
Illinois share of Virjean's total US births 11.6%

10 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virjean?
86 babies have been named Virjean since 1927. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1935 with 9 births.
When was Virjean most popular?
Virjean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Virjean most popular?
The top states for the name Virjean are Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Virjean been used?
Virjean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 28 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Virjean?
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, 1927–1954 (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.