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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 55 babies (rank #481 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 girls (rank #2,692). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

794

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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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Names ranked near Virginia in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	45	#558
1992	53	#506
1993	55	#481
1994	32	#648
1995	46	#551
1996	46	#547
1997	48	#527
1998	31	#721
1999	29	#761
2000	35	#643
2001	37	#636
2002	14	#1,311
2003	20	#1,038
2004	30	#775
2005	14	#1,433
2006	22	#1,060
2007	13	#1,645
2008	18	#1,326
2009	12	#1,858
2010	20	#1,254
2011	15	#1,552
2012	24	#1,083
2013	15	#1,568
2014	16	#1,491
2015	7	#2,815
2016	18	#1,366
2017	15	#1,594
2018	9	#2,361
2019	6	#3,370
2020	10	#2,153
2021	9	#2,389
2022	9	#2,314
2023	13	#1,780
2024	8	#2,692