Recorded 1920–1931 Boys' name Peak 1920 31 births

Virtus — boys' name

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

1920s231930s8
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Virtus was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Virtus in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Virtus

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Virtus between 1920 and 1931, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Virtus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Virtus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Virtus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Virtus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Virtus 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 31 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.

Virtus at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

31

Since 1920

12 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1920

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1931

Virtus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1920

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 19311929192819251920 8

Virtus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 74% of Virtus's all-time total
1920s231930s8

Virtus by state

Where Virtus concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Virtus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
5 16.1%
Iowa share of Virtus's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Virtus?
31 babies have been named Virtus since 1920. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Virtus most popular?
Virtus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Virtus most popular?
The top states for the name Virtus are Iowa (5 births).
How long has the name Virtus been used?
Virtus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 12 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Virtus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virgil, Virgle, Virginia, Viraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1920–1931 (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.