Virginia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Virginia is a Germanic and Romance feminine given name thought to be derived from the Ancient Roman family name Verginius or Virginius.

From Wikipedia

Virginia first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 101 babies (rank #82 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Virginia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Virginia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

675

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Virginia

Virginia Woolfwomen's rights activist · b. 1882
Virginia Raggipolitician · b. 1978
Virginia Apgarpediatrician · b. 1909
Virginia Madsenmanufacturer · b. 1961
Virginia Wadetennis player · b. 1945

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	77	#91
1953	95	#82
1954	75	#96
1955	81	#91
1957	101	#82
1958	87	#93
1959	80	#97
1963	79	#100