Virlyn — boys' name
39 babies named Virlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
72% of everyone ever named Virlyn was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Virlyn in 1928 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Virlyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Virlyn between 1928 and 1952, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Virlyn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Virlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Virlyn 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 39 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.
Virlyn at a glance
Last recorded 1952Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Virlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1928
- Peak year (1928)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1952.
39 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1928 with 6 births in a single year.
Virlyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 28 births that decade — 72% of Virlyn's all-time total
Virlyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Virlyn's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 72% of all-time use.
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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, 1928–1952 (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.