Virginia Girl
How popular is Virginia?
#525 girl name in 2025
572 baby girls were named Virginia in the US in 2025, making it the 525th most popular girl name.
240,655living people named Virginia (est.)
73median age of people named Virginia
654,968babies named Virginia since 1880
1 in 5,796US babies born in 2025
Virginia popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #525 for girls (▼ 19 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 572 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #523 in 2015, #581 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1922 (19,144 girls) |
| Highest rank | #6 in 1921 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Virginia is most popular
Babies named Virginia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Virginia: 1.5 per 1,000 (251 girls)
- Alabama: 1.2 per 1,000 (116 girls)
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (98 girls)
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.9 per 1,000 (141 girls)
Virginia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,948 | #94 |
| 1890s | 5,864 | #75 |
| 1900s | 14,539 | #30 |
| 1910s | 94,322 | #7 |
| 1920s | 169,554 | #6 |
| 1930s | 103,089 | #12 |
| 1940s | 99,000 | #21 |
| 1950s | 69,783 | #43 |
| 1960s | 35,345 | #102 |
| 1970s | 18,053 | #145 |
| 1980s | 14,993 | #159 |
| 1990s | 9,865 | #215 |
| 2000s | 6,704 | #366 |
| 2010s | 5,546 | #513 |
| 2020s | 3,354 | #506 |
Girl names about as popular as Virginia
Questions
- Is Virginia a boy or girl name?
- Virginia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Virginia were girls.
- How popular is the name Virginia?
- 572 baby girls were named Virginia in the US in 2025, making it the 525th most popular girl name.
- When was Virginia most popular?
- Virginia peaked in 1922, when 19,144 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #6 in 1921.
- How many people are named Virginia?
- 654,968 babies have been named Virginia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 240,655 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
- Where is Virginia most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Virginia was most common in Virginia, at 1.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.