Recorded 1919–1940 Girls' name Peak 1919 50 births

Virla — girls' name

50 babies named Virla in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s241930s111940s7
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Virla was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Virla in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virla

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Virla between 1919 and 1940, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Virla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virla 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 50 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.

Virla at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

50

Since 1919

22 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1919

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1940

Virla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1919

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19401933193119261924192219211919 8

Virla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 48% of Virla's all-time total
1910s81920s241930s111940s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virla?
50 babies have been named Virla since 1919. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Virla most popular?
Virla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Virla been used?
Virla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 22 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Virla?
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, 1919–1940 (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.