Recorded 1920–1978 Girls' name Peak 1965 194 births

Virna — girls' name

194 babies named Virna in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101960s971970s87
1960s
Peak decade

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

1965
Single peak year

38 babies were named Virna in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virna

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Virna between 1920 and 1978, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Virna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Virna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Virna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virna 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 194 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.

Virna at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

194

Since 1920

59 years of records

Peak year

1965

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1920

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1978

Virna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1920

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1965)
38
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Virna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
97 births that decade — 50% of Virna's all-time total
1920s101960s971970s87

Virna by state

Where Virna concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Virna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 22.2%
#2 California
5 2.6%
New York share of Virna's total US births 22.2%
Even split

43 of 194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virna?
194 babies have been named Virna since 1920. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1965 with 38 births.
When was Virna most popular?
Virna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Virna most popular?
The top states for the name Virna are New York (43 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Virna been used?
Virna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 59 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Virna?
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, 1920–1978 (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.