Virgil
Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #1,409 for boys in 2025, 129 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 276 births
- Debut · boys
- 81 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 72,009since 1880
Virgil over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #1,409 | 129 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,540 | 114 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,465 | 123 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,917 | 81 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,645 | 101 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,778 | 85 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,723 | 91 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,994 | 73 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,644 | 96 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,754 | 88 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,036 | 70 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,920 | 75 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,009 | 68 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,488 | 50 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,905 | 73 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,816 | 80 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,119 | 64 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,374 | 54 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,928 | 73 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,943 | 69 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,854 | 69 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,701 | 75 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,749 | 69 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,660 | 71 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,591 | 75 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,713 | 66 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,449 | 80 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,205 | 102 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,350 | 82 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,257 | 88 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,182 | 96 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,268 | 85 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,033 | 114 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,033 | 112 | |
| 1991 | — | #856 | 149 | |
| 1990 | — | #804 | 159 | |
| 1989 | — | #819 | 146 | |
| 1988 | — | #796 | 142 | |
| 1987 | — | #772 | 142 | |
| 1986 | — | #670 | 179 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #728 | 147 |
| 1984 | — | #641 | 180 | |
| 1983 | — | #675 | 160 | |
| 1982 | — | #570 | 227 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #576 | 220 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #616 | 203 |
| 1979 | — | #557 | 238 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #550 | 228 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #522 | 253 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #488 | 265 |
| 1975 | — | #451 | 311 | |
| 1974 | — | #450 | 312 | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #422 | 345 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #413 | 366 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #392 | 421 |
| 1970 | — | #396 | 408 | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #405 | 384 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #371 | 442 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #353 | 446 |
| 1966 | — | #348 | 458 | |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #338 | 503 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #335 | 547 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #332 | 561 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #334 | 555 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #314 | 625 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #296 | 687 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #304 | 651 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #290 | 696 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #286 | 668 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #276 | 709 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #268 | 699 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #259 | 743 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #249 | 759 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #237 | 786 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #242 | 789 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #234 | 786 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #228 | 791 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #230 | 794 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #219 | 854 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #198 | 881 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #183 | 845 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #177 | 928 |
| 1943 | #1,949 | 20 | #175 | 993 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #167 | 1,003 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #170 | 923 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #166 | 938 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #164 | 937 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #151 | 1,069 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #157 | 969 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #149 | 1,034 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #140 | 1,104 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #141 | 1,128 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #138 | 1,139 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #139 | 1,228 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | #121 | 1,384 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #128 | 1,371 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #127 | 1,339 |
| 1928 | #1,223 | 39 | #126 | 1,404 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #121 | 1,499 |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | #118 | 1,576 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #120 | 1,503 |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 | #111 | 1,627 |
| 1923 | #1,490 | 30 | #100 | 1,713 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #99 | 1,790 |
| 1921 | #1,237 | 39 | #98 | 1,830 |
| 1920 | #968 | 57 | #101 | 1,711 |
| 1919 | #1,155 | 41 | #103 | 1,570 |
| 1918 | #1,091 | 45 | #99 | 1,707 |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | #103 | 1,523 |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 44 | #104 | 1,496 |
| 1915 | #1,173 | 34 | #108 | 1,376 |
| 1914 | #1,175 | 27 | #107 | 1,048 |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 | #107 | 819 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #111 | 684 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | #107 | 355 |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | #111 | 280 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 | #110 | 250 |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | #100 | 258 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | #93 | 276 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | #102 | 207 |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | #97 | 226 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #100 | 211 |
| 1903 | #896 | 15 | #112 | 173 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #119 | 163 |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | #108 | 158 |
| 1900 | #941 | 16 | #110 | 212 |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | #111 | 154 |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | #119 | 155 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #108 | 159 |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #126 | 138 |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #116 | 146 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #128 | 125 |
| 1893 | — | #126 | 119 | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | #129 | 130 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #114 | 123 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #142 | 100 |
| 1889 | — | #153 | 93 | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #137 | 112 |
| 1887 | — | #163 | 77 | |
| 1886 | — | #175 | 79 | |
| 1885 | — | #162 | 82 | |
| 1884 | — | #157 | 88 | |
| 1883 | — | #176 | 70 | |
| 1882 | — | #170 | 80 | |
| 1881 | — | #178 | 65 | |
| 1880 | — | #163 | 81 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Virgil was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 81 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2011–2015, when fewer than 76 boys a year got the name.
Where Virgil is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Ohio#1,200 · 1 in 11,864
- Texas#1,941 · 1 in 26,459
- California#2,062 · 1 in 31,955
Best ever in a state: #31 in Kansas, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | #1,200 | 5 | 1 in 11,864 |
| Texas | #1,941 | 7 | 1 in 26,459 |
| California | #2,062 | 7 | 1 in 31,955 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Virgil
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 131 spots since 2024 (#1,540 → #1,409)
- 369 spots since 2020 (#1,778 → #1,409)
- 627 spots since 2015 (#2,036 → #1,409)
- Biggest jump: 58 spots in 1986 (#728 → #670)
- Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1992 (#856 → #1,033)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1907 at #93 (276 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1921–1923
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · boys
1 in 532
- Highest: 1 in 532 boys born in 1907 were named Virgil (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,241 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.2% of all boys named Virgil (15,992) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 827 | #137 (1888) | #163 |
| 1890s | 1,349 | #108 (1897) | #122 |
| 1900s | 2,134 | #93 (1907) | #105 |
| 1910s | 10,858 | #99 (1918) | #106 |
| 1920s | 15,992 | #98 (1921) | #112 |
| 1930s | 11,363 | #121 (1931) | #143 |
| 1940s | 8,950 | #166 (1940) | #191 |
| 1950s | 7,286 | #234 (1950) | #265 |
| 1960s | 5,208 | #296 (1960) | #343 |
| 1970s | 3,147 | #392 (1971) | #464 |
| 1980s | 1,746 | #570 (1982) | #686 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | #804 (1990) | #1,144 |
| 2000s | 685 | #1,591 (2001) | #1,863 |
| 2010s | 764 | #1,644 (2017) | #1,929 |
| 2020s | 633 | #1,409 (2025) | #1,626 |
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.
Virgil in 2016
boys
#1,754
88 births · 1 in 21,565 boys
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 21,565 of them was named Virgil, which outranked 87.7% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Virgil
- #1,739Raleigh89
- #1,739Storm89
- #1,739Wren89
- #1,754Virgil88
- #1,754Ajay88
- #1,754Avian88
- #1,754Denis88
- #1,763Ames87
- #1,763Anay87
- #1,763Darion87
Tied with 8 names at #1,754; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.