Virl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Virl

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Virl between 1912 and 1950, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Virl is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1914.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Virl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virl 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 196 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.