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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 793 babies (rank #66 that year). In 2024 it was given to 573 girls (rank #68). 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.

15,797

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

793

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

Other girls' names starting with V

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	704	#77
2000	793	#66
2001	714	#72
2002	590	#79
2003	663	#74
2004	680	#71
2005	676	#69
2006	672	#72
2007	612	#75
2008	549	#82
2009	642	#70
2010	606	#71
2011	557	#73
2012	622	#67
2013	533	#75
2014	511	#80
2015	529	#78
2016	631	#63
2017	605	#67
2018	591	#66
2019	570	#67
2020	494	#73
2021	543	#67
2022	540	#70
2023	597	#63
2024	573	#68