How Many People Are Named Virginia?
people named Virginia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,490 people in the US has this name
Based on 654,968 babies named Virginia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
19,181 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Virginia (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Virginia alive today is about 65 years old, and 71% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Virginia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 19,181 babies. In 2025, 572 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Virginia reached #6 among girls' names in 1921, and was in the top 10 for 13 years, 1916 to 1928. In 2025 it ranked #526.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #526 |
| Best rank | #6 (1921) |
| Years in the top 10 | 13 |
| Years in the top 100 | 73 (1880 to 1959) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Virginia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Virginia were born in California than in any other state: about 19,472 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Virginia was given 1.9 times as often in Virginia, 1.7 times in West Virginia and 1.5 times in Alaska.
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