# Virginia (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/virginia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Virgie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 654,968 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,009 / 652,959 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 304, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 507 | 574 |
| 2012 | 508 | 578 |
| 2013 | 539 | 550 |
| 2014 | 523 | 583 |
| 2015 | 601 | 523 |
| 2016 | 606 | 514 |
| 2017 | 612 | 513 |
| 2018 | 586 | 537 |
| 2019 | 575 | 534 |
| 2020 | 505 | 581 |
| 2021 | 563 | 544 |
| 2022 | 571 | 540 |
| 2023 | 536 | 560 |
| 2024 | 607 | 507 |
| 2025 | 572 | 526 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 5,563 |
| 1977 | 8 | 4,571 |
| 1978 | 14 | 3,065 |
| 1979 | 5 | 7,042 |
| 1980 | 11 | 3,830 |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,488 |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,575 |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,887 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,951 |
| 1985 | 10 | 4,320 |
| 1987 | 10 | 4,562 |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,767 |
| 1989 | 10 | 5,144 |
| 1990 | 8 | 6,383 |
| 1991 | 6 | 8,197 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2,215 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4,050 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2,195 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,583 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,869 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,942 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## In other languages

- Esperanto: Virginia
- French: Virginie
- Greek: Βιργινια, Παρθενία
- Hindi: वर्जिनिया
- Polish: Wirginia
- Portuguese: Virgínia
- Spanish: Virginia

## People named Virginia

- Virginia Woolf, English modernist writer (1882–1941)
- Virginia Apgar, American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974)
- Virginia Madsen, American actress
- Virginia Wade, British tennis player
- Virginia Mayo, American actress (1920–2005)
- Virginia Gardner, American actress
- Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist & non-fiction author
- Virginia Cherrill, American actress (1908–1996)
- Virginia Roberts Giuffre, advocate for sex trafficking victims (1983–2025)
- Virginia McKenna, British actress
- Virginia Bruce, actress from the United States (1910-1982)
- Virginia Grey, American actress (1917–2004)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.