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Virginia

Virginia holds the #525 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 572 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1921 (#6 nationally, 19,032 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Virginia (#134 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#525
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#6
in 1921 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
572
girls named Virginia

Virginia popularity, 1880–2025

0.43%0.86%1.3%1.7%18801900192019401960198020002020#6 in 1921
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1921

Where Virginia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025AK—Maine: #176 (6 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)ME#176Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025NH—Washington: #511 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#511Idaho: #308 (7 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)ID#308Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #394 (22 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MI#394New York: #829 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#829Massachusetts: #375 (15 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MA#375Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025SD—Iowa: #354 (9 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IA#354Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #542 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#542Ohio: #483 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OH#483Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: #298 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CT#298California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025NE—Missouri: #480 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#480Kentucky: #405 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)KY#405West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025WV—Virginia: #134 (56 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)VA#134Maryland: #459 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MD#459Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025AR—Tennessee: #254 (30 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)TN#254North Carolina: #381 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NC#381South Carolina: #228 (21 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)SC#228District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: #341 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MS#341Alabama: #236 (20 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AL#236Georgia: #265 (38 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#265Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Virginia in 2025HI—Texas: #684 (44 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#684Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maine (#176), Virginia (#134), South Carolina (#228)

Uniqueness score

41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Virginia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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