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Virginia

Pronounced /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/

Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1927 · #762
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for girls:601 in 2024 (#510)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • No boys were recorded as Virginia in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
  • It peaked in 1927 with 74 babies, ranked #762.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1895.
  • 2,009 boys have been named Virginia since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Virginia per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 596 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 840 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 331 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 143 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 88 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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.

  • A female given name from Latin.
Origin
Latin
Say it
/vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0.