Virginia
#525 for girls in 2025, 572 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #7,271
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 19,032 births
- Debut · girls
- 213 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 73 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 652,959since 1880
Virginia over time
girls
Rank among girls' 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 | #525 | 572 | — | |
| 2024 | #506 | 607 | — | |
| 2023 | #559 | 536 | — | |
| 2022 | #540 | 571 | — | |
| 2021 | #543 | 563 | — | |
| 2020 | #581 | 505 | — | |
| 2019 | #532 | 575 | — | |
| 2018 | #536 | 586 | — | |
| 2017 | #513 | 612 | — | |
| 2016 | #514 | 606 | — | |
| 2015 | #523 | 601 | — | |
| 2014 | #581 | 523 | — | |
| 2013 | #550 | 539 | — | |
| 2012 | #577 | 508 | — | |
| 2011 | #574 | 507 | — | |
| 2010 | #599 | 489 | — | |
| 2009 | #611 | 493 | — | |
| 2008 | #559 | 549 | — | |
| 2007 | #542 | 572 | — | |
| 2006 | #505 | 605 | — | |
| 2005 | #445 | 681 | — | |
| 2004 | #439 | 697 | — | |
| 2003 | #408 | 742 | — | |
| 2002 | #369 | 801 | — | |
| 2001 | #387 | 753 | — | |
| 2000 | #366 | 811 | — | |
| 1999 | #359 | 824 | — | |
| 1998 | #361 | 797 | — | |
| 1997 | #356 | 775 | — | |
| 1996 | #294 | 986 | — | |
| 1995 | #307 | 904 | — | |
| 1994 | #293 | 923 | — | |
| 1993 | #265 | 1,041 | — | |
| 1992 | #257 | 1,089 | — | |
| 1991 | #235 | 1,191 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #215 | 1,335 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #215 | 1,266 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #202 | 1,292 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #212 | 1,246 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #192 | 1,367 | — | |
| 1985 | #195 | 1,378 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #188 | 1,465 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #165 | 1,679 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #164 | 1,761 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #159 | 1,802 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #160 | 1,737 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #169 | 1,657 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #165 | 1,652 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #169 | 1,598 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #159 | 1,616 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #156 | 1,733 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #160 | 1,711 | — | |
| 1973 | #151 | 1,817 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #164 | 1,790 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #150 | 2,148 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #145 | 2,331 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #138 | 2,444 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #131 | 2,456 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #135 | 2,553 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #122 | 2,940 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #115 | 3,296 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #109 | 3,794 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #103 | 4,214 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #105 | 4,285 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #103 | 4,576 | #1,823 | 20 |
| 1960 | #102 | 4,787 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #93 | 5,256 | #1,916 | 18 |
| 1958 | #85 | 5,667 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #75 | 6,238 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #75 | 6,392 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #66 | 6,855 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #61 | 7,176 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #53 | 7,546 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #49 | 8,161 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #47 | 8,180 | #1,643 | 21 |
| 1950 | #43 | 8,312 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #39 | 8,896 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #36 | 9,296 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #34 | 10,407 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #31 | 10,015 | #1,382 | 26 |
| 1945 | #28 | 9,244 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1944 | #26 | 9,895 | #1,070 | 38 |
| 1943 | #25 | 10,847 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1942 | #23 | 10,803 | #1,167 | 35 |
| 1941 | #23 | 10,043 | #971 | 43 |
| 1940 | #21 | 9,554 | #967 | 44 |
| 1939 | #21 | 9,227 | #976 | 42 |
| 1938 | #22 | 9,269 | #860 | 52 |
| 1937 | #16 | 9,517 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #14 | 9,650 | #861 | 50 |
| 1935 | #16 | 9,867 | #903 | 49 |
| 1934 | #15 | 10,002 | #909 | 48 |
| 1933 | #15 | 9,719 | #980 | 42 |
| 1932 | #14 | 10,755 | #888 | 52 |
| 1931 | #12 | 11,886 | #841 | 56 |
| 1930 | #12 | 13,197 | #771 | 69 |
| 1929 | #11 | 13,234 | #844 | 60 |
| 1928 | #9 | 14,500 | #902 | 55 |
| 1927 | #8 | 15,734 | #762 | 74 |
| 1926 | #8 | 16,161 | #916 | 54 |
| 1925 | #7 | 17,490 | #945 | 51 |
| 1924 | #7 | 18,620 | #1,045 | 46 |
| 1923 | #7 | 18,325 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1922 | #7 | 19,144 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1921 | #6 | 19,032 | #1,159 | 38 |
| 1920 | #7 | 17,314 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #7 | 15,636 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | #7 | 16,421 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #10 | 14,261 | #1,291 | 28 |
| 1916 | #10 | 12,487 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1915 | #12 | 10,952 | #1,241 | 28 |
| 1914 | #14 | 7,601 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #15 | 6,036 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #20 | 4,810 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #26 | 3,263 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #29 | 2,855 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #30 | 2,420 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #35 | 2,195 | — | |
| 1907 | #41 | 1,893 | — | |
| 1906 | #51 | 1,491 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #53 | 1,394 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #59 | 1,213 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #63 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1902 | #67 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1901 | #76 | 825 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #74 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1899 | #75 | 776 | — | |
| 1898 | #78 | 801 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #84 | 638 | — | |
| 1896 | #89 | 621 | — | |
| 1895 | #88 | 628 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #91 | 583 | — | |
| 1893 | #97 | 498 | — | |
| 1892 | #101 | 475 | — | |
| 1891 | #97 | 439 | — | |
| 1890 | #100 | 405 | — | |
| 1889 | #101 | 395 | — | |
| 1888 | #100 | 385 | — | |
| 1887 | #101 | 332 | — | |
| 1886 | #96 | 353 | — | |
| 1885 | #103 | 289 | — | |
| 1884 | #105 | 263 | — | |
| 1883 | #105 | 234 | — | |
| 1882 | #94 | 274 | — | |
| 1881 | #101 | 210 | — | |
| 1880 | #99 | 213 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Virginia was already there! It came in at #99, and was given to 213 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 290 girls a year got the name.
Where Virginia is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Virginia#11 · 1 in 67
- Arizona#13 · 1 in 77
- New Mexico#13 · 1 in 96
- Delaware#14 · 1 in 57
- Colorado#14 · 1 in 74
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #11 | 370 | 1 in 67 |
| Arizona | #13 | 63 | 1 in 77 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 61 | 1 in 96 |
| Colorado | #14 | 123 | 1 in 74 |
| Delaware | #14 | 28 | 1 in 57 |
| Alabama | #16 | 294 | 1 in 100 |
| Texas | #16 | 630 | 1 in 95 |
| Nevada | #17 | 11 | 1 in 48 |
| South Carolina | #18 | 203 | 1 in 108 |
| Tennessee | #18 | 266 | 1 in 106 |
| Arkansas | #19 | 180 | 1 in 106 |
| Florida | #19 | 141 | 1 in 105 |
| Georgia | #19 | 289 | 1 in 110 |
| Kansas | #19 | 149 | 1 in 83 |
| California | #21 | 502 | 1 in 99 |
| New York | #22 | 733 | 1 in 122 |
| North Carolina | #22 | 367 | 1 in 103 |
| Oklahoma | #22 | 204 | 1 in 99 |
| Maryland | #23 | 132 | 1 in 99 |
| Missouri | #23 | 284 | 1 in 98 |
| West Virginia | #23 | 183 | 1 in 103 |
| Connecticut | #24 | 105 | 1 in 101 |
| Kentucky | #24 | 260 | 1 in 110 |
| Alaska | #25 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| District of Columbia | #25 | 55 | 1 in 111 |
| Louisiana | #25 | 145 | 1 in 161 |
| New Jersey | #25 | 240 | 1 in 108 |
| Massachusetts | #26 | 266 | 1 in 110 |
| Ohio | #26 | 450 | 1 in 117 |
| Pennsylvania | #26 | 595 | 1 in 126 |
| Indiana | #27 | 218 | 1 in 123 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 79 | 1 in 117 |
| Washington | #27 | 99 | 1 in 117 |
| Michigan | #28 | 340 | 1 in 129 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 17 | 1 in 97 |
| New Hampshire | #29 | 35 | 1 in 95 |
| Oregon | #29 | 63 | 1 in 113 |
| South Dakota | #29 | 40 | 1 in 118 |
| Mississippi | #30 | 155 | 1 in 146 |
| Illinois | #31 | 421 | 1 in 134 |
| Iowa | #31 | 138 | 1 in 143 |
| Minnesota | #31 | 190 | 1 in 119 |
| North Dakota | #31 | 48 | 1 in 111 |
| Vermont | #31 | 22 | 1 in 114 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 179 | 1 in 135 |
| Rhode Island | #35 | 37 | 1 in 122 |
| Utah | #38 | 33 | 1 in 152 |
| Idaho | #40 | 25 | 1 in 171 |
| Montana | #49 | 24 | 1 in 178 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 21 | 1 in 161 |
| Maine | #51 | 35 | 1 in 176 |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 19 spots since 2024 (#506 → #525)
- 56 spots since 2020 (#581 → #525)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#523 → #525)
- Biggest jump: 58 spots in 2015 (#581 → #523)
- Biggest drop: 62 spots in 1997 (#294 → #356)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #6 (19,032 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1916–1928
- Top 100: 73 yrs · run 1893–1959
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 63
- Highest: 1 in 63 girls born in 1922 were named Virginia (1.6%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,810 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1921, was only 1 in 65 (1.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 26.0% of all girls named Virginia (169,554) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,948 | #94 (1882) | #101 |
| 1890s | 5,864 | #75 (1899) | #90 |
| 1900s | 14,539 | #30 (1909) | #55 |
| 1910s | 94,322 | #7 (1918) | #15 |
| 1920s | 169,554 | #6 (1921) | #8 |
| 1930s | 103,089 | #12 (1930) | #16 |
| 1940s | 99,000 | #21 (1940) | #29 |
| 1950s | 69,783 | #43 (1950) | #65 |
| 1960s | 35,345 | #102 (1960) | #116 |
| 1970s | 18,053 | #145 (1970) | #159 |
| 1980s | 14,993 | #159 (1981) | #185 |
| 1990s | 9,865 | #215 (1990) | #294 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | #366 (2000) | #463 |
| 2010s | 5,546 | #513 (2017) | #550 |
| 2020s | 3,354 | #506 (2024) | #542 |
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.
Virginia in 1940
girls
#21
9,554 births · 1 in 120 girls
boys
#967
44 births · 1 in 26,345 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 120 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 99.6% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Virginia
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,345 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 75.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).