Girls' name · peaked in 1922
Virginia name popularity since 1925
444,432 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Virginia. Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Virginia is about 83 years old in 2026. Virginia peaked in 1922 as the #7 name for girls, and it ranked #526 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 444,432
- Named Virginia, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1922
- #7 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #526
- for girls in 2025 (572 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 442,851 girls · 1,581 boys
- Most popular in
- West Virginia
- 2.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Virginia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Virginia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Virginia peaked earlier, in 1922.
Decade by decade
Babies named Virginia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 77,119 | 294 | – |
| 1930s | 103,089 | 494 | #16 |
| 1940s | 99,000 | 320 | #28 |
| 1950s | 69,783 | 173 | #66 |
| 1960s | 35,345 | 122 | #115 |
| 1970s | 18,053 | 79 | #156 |
| 1980s | 14,993 | 85 | #196 |
| 1990s | 9,865 | 14 | #307 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | 0 | #445 |
| 2010s | 5,546 | 0 | #523 |
| 2020–25 | 3,354 | 0 | #526 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.2% of babies named Virginia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Virginia is most popular
The index compares Virginia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Virginia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2.25× | 8,814 |
| Virginia | 1.85× | 18,617 |
| Kentucky | 1.57× | 11,727 |
| Arkansas | 1.56× | 7,137 |
| South Carolina | 1.43× | 8,916 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Virginia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Virginia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Virginia (1922).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data