Girls' name · since 1895

Virlie

Virlie has 39 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,030 of 72,339
all-time among girls
39
born since 1895
1920s
peak decade

Virlie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1895.

Social Security Administration records show Virlie recorded 39 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1929.

  • #38,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 39 born since 1895
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virlie ranks #38,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.

#38,030 of 72,339
all-time among girls
39
born since 1895
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Virlie's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Virlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Virlie splits its recorded history at 1921: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Virlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
45678910 189519041917192119251929 8

Virlie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 49% of the file).

1920s was Virlie's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Virlie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virlie?
Virlie has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 1895, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,030 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 9 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Virlie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virlie ranks #38,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Virlie most popular?
Virlie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Virlie been used?
Records for Virlie go back to 1895, giving 35 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Virlie?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Virlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1895–1929 (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 Virlie 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.