Girls' name · since 1920
Virna
Virna has 194 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
194 girls have been named Virna since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Virna has 194 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1978.
- #20,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Virna ranks #20,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Virna's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Virna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Virna's full recorded timeline at 1970, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Virna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1978
- Peak year (1965)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Virna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (97 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Virna's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Virna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 97 births (50% of all-time use).
Virna by state
Where Virna concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 22.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
43 of 194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Virna's data
- Virna's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 1970s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Virnas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Virna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1920–1978 (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 Virna 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.