U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Virginia

Virginia is now well below its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 654,968 U.S. babies, the 958th most common name by sound today, peaking at 19,181 in 1922, with 572 in 2025.

Virginia has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).