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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#13 · 1 in 90
- Arizona#26 · 1 in 125
- Virginia#27 · 1 in 125
- Wyoming#29 · 1 in 116
- Alaska#34 · 1 in 110
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #13 | 106 | 1 in 90 |
| Arizona | #26 | 78 | 1 in 125 |
| Virginia | #27 | 300 | 1 in 125 |
| Wyoming | #29 | 24 | 1 in 116 |
| Alaska | #34 | 12 | 1 in 110 |
| Mississippi | #34 | 168 | 1 in 170 |
| South Carolina | #34 | 175 | 1 in 163 |
| Delaware | #36 | 23 | 1 in 137 |
| Georgia | #36 | 256 | 1 in 168 |
| Texas | #36 | 598 | 1 in 171 |
| Colorado | #37 | 97 | 1 in 161 |
| Alabama | #38 | 200 | 1 in 183 |
| Kentucky | #38 | 203 | 1 in 167 |
| Arkansas | #39 | 123 | 1 in 168 |
| Tennessee | #40 | 221 | 1 in 172 |
| West Virginia | #41 | 123 | 1 in 186 |
| California | #42 | 595 | 1 in 203 |
| Florida | #43 | 152 | 1 in 203 |
| New Jersey | #43 | 238 | 1 in 195 |
| New York | #43 | 760 | 1 in 197 |
| Massachusetts | #45 | 232 | 1 in 200 |
| Oklahoma | #45 | 117 | 1 in 184 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 173 | 1 in 205 |
| North Carolina | #48 | 241 | 1 in 210 |
| Kansas | #49 | 101 | 1 in 193 |
| Maine | #49 | 46 | 1 in 192 |
| Missouri | #50 | 198 | 1 in 208 |
| Connecticut | #51 | 83 | 1 in 222 |
| Oregon | #51 | 74 | 1 in 213 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 498 | 1 in 218 |
| Idaho | #53 | 29 | 1 in 214 |
| Nevada | #53 | 8 | 1 in 155 |
| Washington | #55 | 109 | 1 in 237 |
| Iowa | #58 | 115 | 1 in 256 |
| North Dakota | #59 | 29 | 1 in 240 |
| Maryland | #60 | 99 | 1 in 249 |
| Ohio | #60 | 362 | 1 in 252 |
| Nebraska | #63 | 51 | 1 in 280 |
| Rhode Island | #63 | 31 | 1 in 255 |
| Wisconsin | #63 | 141 | 1 in 279 |
| Minnesota | #65 | 122 | 1 in 293 |
| South Dakota | #67 | 27 | 1 in 280 |
| Illinois | #69 | 307 | 1 in 299 |
| Michigan | #69 | 261 | 1 in 301 |
| Vermont | #69 | 14 | 1 in 254 |
| District of Columbia | #70 | 40 | 1 in 317 |
| Indiana | #74 | 140 | 1 in 324 |
| New Hampshire | #78 | 17 | 1 in 298 |
| Montana | #83 | 21 | 1 in 291 |
| Utah | #91 | 25 | 1 in 369 |
| Hawaii | #94 | 17 | 1 in 307 |
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 Virginia
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #6 (19,032 births)
- Births halved by 1938, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1916–1928
- Top 100: 73 yrs · run 1893–1959
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1951
Top girls' names in 1951
Top boys' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 220 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 99.2% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 89,659 of them was named Virginia, which outranked 61.4% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,598Sherry22
- #1,598Verdell22
- #1,598Verlyn22
- #1,643Virginia21
- #1,643Apolinar21
- #1,643Arland21
- #1,643Aubry21
- #1,683Albino20
- #1,683Alexis20
- #1,683Anibal20
Tied with 39 names at #1,643; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.