Recorded 1922–1938 Girls' name Peak 1922 10 births

Virley — girls' name

10 babies named Virley in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Virley was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Virley in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virley

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Virley between 1922 and 1938, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Virley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virley 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 10 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.

Virley at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

10

Since 1922

17 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1922

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1938

Virley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1922

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 19381922 5

Virley by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Virley's all-time total
1920s51930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virley?
10 babies have been named Virley since 1922. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Virley most popular?
Virley was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Virley been used?
Virley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 17 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Virley?
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, 1922–1938 (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.