Virgie
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
Given to girls 97.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 261 births
- Debut · girls
- 41 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,800since 1880
Virgie over time
Rank among girls' names. Virgie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | — | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | — | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | — | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,296 | 34 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,023 | 38 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #1,887 | 40 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,921 | 37 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #1,600 | 49 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,500 | 55 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #1,349 | 69 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,305 | 71 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,476 | 57 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,232 | 80 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #1,174 | 86 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,087 | 96 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #1,028 | 103 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #975 | 113 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,012 | 102 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #890 | 120 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #798 | 138 | — | |
| 1953 | #766 | 143 | — | |
| 1952 | #736 | 145 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #760 | 134 | — | |
| 1950 | #670 | 159 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #680 | 151 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #609 | 185 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #612 | 188 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #564 | 199 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #523 | 195 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #494 | 213 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #481 | 235 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #482 | 233 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #438 | 246 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #402 | 288 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #403 | 279 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #417 | 262 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #364 | 316 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1936 | #356 | 317 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #358 | 315 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #368 | 292 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #335 | 339 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #340 | 346 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #352 | 330 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #324 | 418 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #344 | 357 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #313 | 438 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #300 | 495 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1926 | #322 | 425 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #306 | 469 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #288 | 526 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #284 | 521 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #275 | 558 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #286 | 535 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #284 | 527 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #268 | 559 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | #266 | 566 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1917 | #274 | 509 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #269 | 509 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #265 | 488 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #257 | 402 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #249 | 364 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #243 | 342 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #237 | 275 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #222 | 292 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #202 | 285 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #187 | 302 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #205 | 251 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #206 | 224 | — | |
| 1905 | #194 | 244 | — | |
| 1904 | #182 | 261 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #196 | 214 | #696 | 11 |
| 1902 | #202 | 210 | — | |
| 1901 | #192 | 215 | — | |
| 1900 | #196 | 260 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #193 | 206 | — | |
| 1898 | #205 | 204 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #199 | 194 | — | |
| 1896 | #191 | 211 | — | |
| 1895 | #197 | 191 | — | |
| 1894 | #197 | 177 | — | |
| 1893 | #193 | 180 | — | |
| 1892 | #202 | 155 | — | |
| 1891 | #192 | 139 | — | |
| 1890 | #190 | 154 | — | |
| 1889 | #208 | 121 | — | |
| 1888 | #218 | 112 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #203 | 100 | — | |
| 1886 | #197 | 99 | — | |
| 1885 | #225 | 77 | — | |
| 1884 | #213 | 78 | — | |
| 1883 | #233 | 60 | — | |
| 1882 | #239 | 52 | — | |
| 1881 | #240 | 43 | — | |
| 1880 | #240 | 41 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Virgie was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Virgie is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#129 · 1 in 529
- Virginia#135 · 1 in 595
- Mississippi#150 · 1 in 640
- Kentucky#157 · 1 in 694
- Tennessee#163 · 1 in 767
Best ever in a state: #75 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #129 | 35 | 1 in 529 |
| Virginia | #135 | 42 | 1 in 595 |
| Mississippi | #150 | 35 | 1 in 640 |
| Kentucky | #157 | 40 | 1 in 694 |
| Tennessee | #163 | 35 | 1 in 767 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 29 | 1 in 745 |
| West Virginia | #179 | 21 | 1 in 929 |
| South Carolina | #184 | 20 | 1 in 1,053 |
| North Carolina | #215 | 28 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Oklahoma | #245 | 18 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Missouri | #249 | 16 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Alabama | #267 | 18 | 1 in 1,730 |
| Maryland | #272 | 5 | 1 in 2,675 |
| Florida | #289 | 7 | 1 in 1,954 |
| Texas | #299 | 39 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Ohio | #395 | 10 | 1 in 5,289 |
| Illinois | #473 | 9 | 1 in 6,367 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Virgie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 37 spots in 1957 (#1,012 → #975)
- Biggest drop: 122 spots in 1956 (#890 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #182 (261 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 51 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Highest: 1 in 1,055 girls born in 1904 were named Virgie (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 324,038 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 22.3% of all girls named Virgie (4,851) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 783 | #197 (1886) | #222 |
| 1890s | 1,811 | #190 (1890) | #196 |
| 1900s | 2,466 | #182 (1904) | #196 |
| 1910s | 4,306 | #222 (1910) | #255 |
| 1920s | 4,851 | #275 (1922) | #300 |
| 1930s | 3,214 | #324 (1930) | #362 |
| 1940s | 2,133 | #402 (1940) | #529 |
| 1950s | 1,253 | #670 (1950) | #872 |
| 1960s | 582 | #1,174 (1960) | #1,547 |
| 1970s | 229 | #2,296 (1971) | #3,335 |
| 1980s | 118 | #3,719 (1980) | #5,859 |
| 1990s | 44 | #8,501 (1990) | #10,522 |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 10 | #15,293 (2024) | #15,300 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Virgie in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 2,633 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 94.2% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 79,115 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 54.2% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,048Wanda15
- #2,048Wash15
- #2,048Westley15
- #2,162Virgie14
- #2,162Adell14
- #2,162Albertus14
- #2,162Alphonzo14
- #2,270Abbie13
- #2,270Alberta13
- #2,270Almer13
Tied with 107 names at #2,162; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.