How Many People Are Named Virgilia?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Virgilia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Virgilia peaked in popularity in 1986 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Virgilia 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 Virgilia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Virgilia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1986
12 births
Total Registered
99
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Virgilia
Virgilia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 99 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Virgilia as a female name
Ranked #16,852 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1986 (12 births)
Virgilia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Virgilia span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 24 babies were registered. While Virgilia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Virgilia by Decade
How has Virgilia 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.
Virgilia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Virgilia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Virgilia
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Virgilia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Virgilia?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Virgilia 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Virgilia a common name?
Virgilia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 99 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Virgilia most popular?
Virgilia reached peak popularity in 1986, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Virgilia is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Virgilia a female name?
Virgilia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Virgilia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Virgilia Smith, Virgilia Johnson, Virgilia 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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