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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1922 with 19,144 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 601 girls (rank #510). 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.

654,381

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

19,144

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
1880	213	#99
1881	210	#101
1882	274	#94
1883	234	#105
1884	263	#105
1885	289	#103
1886	353	#96
1887	332	#101
1888	385	#100
1889	395	#101
1890	405	#100
1891	439	#97
1892	475	#101
1893	498	#97
1894	583	#91
1895	628	#88
1896	621	#89
1897	638	#84
1898	801	#78
1899	776	#75
1900	1,068	#74
1901	825	#76
1902	1,008	#67
1903	1,032	#63
1904	1,213	#59
1905	1,394	#53
1906	1,491	#51
1907	1,893	#41
1908	2,195	#35
1909	2,420	#30
1910	2,855	#29
1911	3,263	#26
1912	4,810	#20
1913	6,036	#15
1914	7,601	#14
1915	10,952	#12
1916	12,487	#10
1917	14,261	#10
1918	16,421	#7
1919	15,636	#7
1920	17,314	#7
1921	19,032	#6
1922	19,144	#7
1923	18,326	#7
1924	18,620	#7
1925	17,490	#7
1926	16,161	#8
1927	15,733	#8
1928	14,500	#9
1929	13,234	#11
1930	13,197	#12
1931	11,886	#12
1932	10,755	#14
1933	9,719	#15
1934	10,002	#15
1935	9,867	#16
1936	9,650	#14
1937	9,516	#16
1938	9,269	#22
1939	9,227	#21
1940	9,554	#21
1941	10,044	#23
1942	10,802	#23
1943	10,846	#25
1944	9,894	#26
1945	9,244	#28
1946	10,016	#31
1947	10,407	#34
1948	9,296	#36
1949	8,895	#39
1950	8,312	#43
1951	8,180	#47
1952	8,161	#49
1953	7,546	#53
1954	7,176	#61
1955	6,855	#66
1956	6,392	#75
1957	6,238	#75
1958	5,667	#85
1959	5,256	#93
1960	4,787	#102
1961	4,576	#103
1962	4,285	#105
1963	4,214	#103
1964	3,794	#109
1965	3,296	#115
1966	2,939	#122
1967	2,553	#135
1968	2,456	#131
1969	2,444	#138
1970	2,331	#146
1971	2,148	#150
1972	1,790	#164
1973	1,817	#151
1974	1,711	#160
1975	1,733	#156
1976	1,616	#160
1977	1,598	#169
1978	1,652	#165
1979	1,657	#169
1980	1,738	#160
1981	1,802	#159
1982	1,761	#164
1983	1,679	#165
1984	1,465	#188
1985	1,379	#195
1986	1,367	#192
1987	1,246	#212
1988	1,293	#202
1989	1,266	#215
1990	1,335	#215
1991	1,191	#235
1992	1,089	#257
1993	1,041	#265
1994	923	#295
1995	904	#307
1996	986	#294
1997	775	#356
1998	797	#362
1999	824	#359
2000	811	#366
2001	753	#387
2002	801	#371
2003	742	#408
2004	697	#440
2005	681	#445
2006	605	#505
2007	572	#542
2008	549	#560
2009	493	#614
2010	489	#599
2011	507	#574
2012	508	#578
2013	539	#550
2014	523	#583
2015	600	#523
2016	604	#516
2017	611	#514
2018	586	#537
2019	575	#533
2020	505	#581
2021	562	#544
2022	569	#543
2023	535	#560
2024	601	#510