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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#385 · 1 in 2,392
- Mississippi#448 · 1 in 3,546
- Kentucky#550 · 1 in 6,378
- Virginia#550 · 1 in 6,694
- Illinois#955 · 1 in 17,771
Best ever in a state: #75 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Mississippi | #448 | 7 | 1 in 3,546 |
| Kentucky | #550 | 5 | 1 in 6,378 |
| Virginia | #550 | 6 | 1 in 6,694 |
| Illinois | #955 | 6 | 1 in 17,771 |
| California | #1,131 | 9 | 1 in 19,458 |
| Texas | #1,210 | 6 | 1 in 18,626 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
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| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 25,231 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 83.6% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,224Oralia81
- #1,224Perri81
- #1,224Reta81
- #1,232Virgie80
- #1,232Alane80
- #1,232Chantay80
- #1,232Dorcas80
- #1,243Antonette79
- #1,243Brinda79
- #1,243Cori79
Tied with 10 names at #1,232; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 303,456 of them was named Virgie, which outranked 27.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,097Zeferino8
- #3,097Zeno8
- #3,097Zimbalist8
- #3,356Virgie7
- #3,356Adelbert7
- #3,356Adonis7
- #3,356Alanzo7
- #3,652Abundio6
- #3,652Adelaido6
- #3,652Adriano6
Tied with 295 names at #3,356; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.