How Many People Are Named Virgia?
An estimated 160 people in the United States have the first name Virgia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Virgia peaked in popularity in 1919 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Virgia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Virgia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Virgia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
160
About 1 in 2,142,215 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1919
42 births
Total Registered
1,208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Virgia
Virgia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,208 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Virgia as a female name
Ranked #6,024 in 1967
7 female births in 1967
Peak: 1919 (42 births)
Virgia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Virgia span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 329 babies were registered. Virgia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Virgia by Decade
How has Virgia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Virgia by State
Birth registrations for Virgia span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee. The lowest are in North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana. On average, about 30 Virgias were registered per state.
Virgia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Virgia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Virgia
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Virgia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Virgia?
We estimate approximately 160 people named Virgia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,142,215 Americans share this first name.
Is Virgia a common name?
Virgia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Virgia most popular?
Virgia reached peak popularity in 1919, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Virgia is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Virgia a female name?
Virgia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Virgia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Virgia Smith, Virgia Johnson, Virgia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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