Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1916
Virtue
Virtue has 51 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15448
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
51 babies have been named Virtue since 1916, making it today's #15448 girls' name.
Virtue has 51 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15448 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #15448 among girls today
- 51 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
- 13% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Virtue is currently the #15448 girls' name in America, more common than 13% of girls - 51 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15448
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 13%
- more common than other girls
Virtue vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15448
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 13% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Virtue was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
7 babies were named Virtue in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Virtue compares
51 15th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Virtue's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Virtue | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Virtue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Virtue splits its recorded history at 2018: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Virtue at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#15,448
Active since
1916
Virtue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Virtue by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Virtue's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Virtue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Virtue? ▼
51 babies have been named Virtue since 1916. It currently ranks #15448 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
When was Virtue most popular? ▼
Virtue was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Virtue been used? ▼
Records for Virtue go back to 1916, giving 110 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Virtue? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Virtue
Nearby Names Like Virtue
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Virtue
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#506 652,959 births
Virgie Girl
#15293 21,800 births
Viridiana Girl
#5862 4,268 births
Virgina Girl
1,601 births
Virgil Girl
1,444 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Virtue: #15448 Girls' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/virtue. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Virtue 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 June 2026.