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Virginia

/vɚˈdʒɪnjə/ · 100% girls · #526 in the US for girls, 2025

Virginia has been given to about 654,968 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/vɚˈdʒɪnjə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 291,668
Median age today76 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Virginia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 19,181
  • Born in 2025572
  • All time654,968
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Virginia?

Virginia ranks 526th among American girls in 2025, with 572 born that year. Its best year was 1922, when 19,181 babies were given the name, ranking 7th. The typical living American called Virginia is about 76 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Virginia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Victoria0.59
  2. Tricia0.59
  3. Lavinia0.59
  4. Felicia0.56
  5. Viridiana0.58
  6. Virgie0.54
  7. Eugenia0.54
  8. Yesenia0.53

Middle names for Virginia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Virginia Rose0.85
  2. Virginia Louise0.85
  3. Virginia June0.84
  4. Virginia Pearl0.84
  5. Virginia Quinn0.84
  6. Virginia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Virginia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Francessister · 0.99
  2. Walterbrother · 0.99
  3. Arthurbrother · 0.97
  4. Albertbrother · 0.97
  5. Alicesister · 0.97
  6. Mariesister · 0.97

Where Virginia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maine0.09%
  2. Virginia0.08%
  3. South Carolina0.05%
  4. Alabama0.05%
  5. Idaho0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Virginia White0.80
  2. Virginia Reyes0.80
  3. Virginia Nguyen0.80
  4. Virginia Moore0.80
  5. Virginia Lee0.80
  6. Virginia Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Virginia

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Virginia across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.