Boys' name · since 2016
Virlan
Virlan has 194 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Virlan currently ranks #5828 among boys' names in America, with 194 babies recorded since 2016.
Virlan has 194 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5828 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #13,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,828 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 194 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virlan ranks #13,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,828 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 194 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Virlan's 194 recorded births place it above 71.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Virlan compares
194 37th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Virlan's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Virlan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 194 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Virlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Virlan splits its recorded history at 2021: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Virlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Virlan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (97 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Virlan's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Virlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (50% of all-time use).
Virlan by state
Where Virlan concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 30.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 5.2% |
59 of 194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Virlan's data
- Virlan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Virlans (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Virlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Virlan 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.