Virgel

Last seen for girls in 1920 at #4,398 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
#826
1896 · 8 births
Debut · boys
1896
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,187
since 1896

Virgel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Virgel has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #826, 1896boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1976—#5,5875
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1974—#4,1907
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1970—#4,7245
1969—#3,0629
1968—#4,1365
1967—#3,5596
1966—#3,2497
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1961—#2,9009
1960—#3,3377
1959—#3,6196
1958—#2,50611
1957—#3,9935
1956—#3,2167
1955—#2,7649
1954—#2,20713
1953—#2,7099
1952—#2,37611
1951—#2,49510
1950—#2,32111
1949—#2,02214
1948—#2,6089
1947—#1,98815
1946—#1,94914
1945—#1,85214
1944—#1,98813
1943—#1,76417
1942—#1,62919
1941—#1,68517
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1936—#1,35624
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1932—#1,35626
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five boys were named Virgel! It came in at #826, and was given to 8 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1897–1900, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Virgel is popular in 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMOKentucky: #475 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,182 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Virgel, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#475 · 1 in 5,182

Best ever in a state: #307 in Iowa, 1928.

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See more about Virgel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1989
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 1896 at #826 (8 births)
  • Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1896–1901
Share of babies · boys
1 in 14,946
  • Highest: 1 in 14,946 boys born in 1896 were named Virgel (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 400,186 boys born in 1989 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 30.9% of all boys named Virgel (367) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s8#826 (1896)#826
1900s22#943 (1901)#1,132
1910s209#1,097 (1919)#1,353
1920s367#1,004 (1920)#1,198
1930s243#1,128 (1931)#1,422
1940s153#1,471 (1940)#1,896
1950s92#2,207 (1954)#2,821
1960s52#2,848 (1962)#3,299
1970s36#3,941 (1975)#4,634
1980s5#7,905 (1989)#7,905

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Virgel in 1925

boys
#1,121
39 births · 1 in 28,613 boys

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #1,121Virgel39
More about 1925

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 28,613 of them was named Virgel, which outranked 77.0% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Virgel
  1. #1,108Stacy40
  2. #1,108Talmage40
  3. #1,108Val40
  4. #1,121Virgel39
  5. #1,121Adrain39
  6. #1,121Arlin39
  7. #1,121Bartholomew39
  8. #1,144Arlis38
  9. #1,144Author38
  10. #1,144Bart38

Tied with 22 names at #1,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1925 →