How popular is “Virginia” in the USA?
Number of people named “Virginia” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Virginia” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Virginia” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Virginia” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Virginia” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Virginia” by birth year
This chart shows how “Virginia” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 213 | 0.001057156 | 213 | 100% | |
| 1881 | 210 | 0.001089845 | 210 | 100% | |
| 1882 | 274 | 0.001236836 | 274 | 100% | |
| 1883 | 234 | 0.001078614 | 234 | 100% | |
| 1884 | 263 | 0.001080255 | 263 | 100% | |
| 1885 | 289 | 0.001199897 | 289 | 100% | |
| 1886 | 353 | 0.001382595 | 353 | 100% | |
| 1887 | 332 | 0.001341994 | 332 | 100% | |
| 1888 | 385 | 0.001285587 | 385 | 100% | |
| 1889 | 395 | 0.001367037 | 395 | 100% | |
| 1890 | 405 | 0.001343725 | 405 | 100% | |
| 1891 | 439 | 0.001531367 | 439 | 100% | |
| 1892 | 475 | 0.001420565 | 475 | 100% | |
| 1893 | 498 | 0.001531257 | 498 | 100% | |
| 1894 | 583 | 0.001721338 | 583 | 100% | |
| 1895 | 633 | 0.001803311 | 628 | 5 | 98% |
| 1896 | 621 | 0.001737141 | 621 | 100% | |
| 1897 | 638 | 0.001838845 | 638 | 100% | |
| 1898 | 807 | 0.002115584 | 801 | 6 | 99% |
| 1899 | 776 | 0.002287507 | 776 | 100% | |
| 1900 | 1068 | 0.002371968 | 1068 | 100% | |
| 1901 | 831 | 0.00240304 | 825 | 6 | 99% |
| 1902 | 1008 | 0.002606449 | 1008 | 100% | |
| 1903 | 1032 | 0.002707226 | 1032 | 100% | |
| 1904 | 1218 | 0.0030187 | 1213 | 5 | 99% |
| 1905 | 1400 | 0.003302479 | 1394 | 6 | 99% |
| 1906 | 1496 | 0.003491648 | 1491 | 5 | 99% |
| 1907 | 1893 | 0.004067548 | 1893 | 100% | |
| 1908 | 2195 | 0.004491968 | 2195 | 100% | |
| 1909 | 2426 | 0.004745474 | 2420 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910 | 2863 | 0.004846702 | 2855 | 8 | 99% |
| 1911 | 3272 | 0.005078553 | 3263 | 9 | 99% |
| 1912 | 4822 | 0.004880265 | 4810 | 12 | 100% |
| 1913 | 6052 | 0.00532226 | 6036 | 16 | 99% |
| 1914 | 7620 | 0.005380041 | 7601 | 19 | 100% |
| 1915 | 10980 | 0.005992043 | 10952 | 28 | 99% |
| 1916 | 12508 | 0.006466038 | 12487 | 21 | 100% |
| 1917 | 14289 | 0.007120468 | 14261 | 28 | 100% |
| 1918 | 16452 | 0.007577684 | 16421 | 31 | 100% |
| 1919 | 15664 | 0.007422828 | 15636 | 28 | 100% |
| 1920 | 17346 | 0.007666256 | 17314 | 32 | 100% |
| 1921 | 19070 | 0.008168763 | 19032 | 38 | 100% |
| 1922 | 19182 | 0.008379512 | 19145 | 37 | 100% |
| 1923 | 18362 | 0.007974866 | 18326 | 36 | 100% |
| 1924 | 18666 | 0.007837545 | 18620 | 46 | 100% |
| 1925 | 17541 | 0.007517663 | 17490 | 51 | 99% |
| 1926 | 16215 | 0.007062599 | 16161 | 54 | 99% |
| 1927 | 15807 | 0.006815239 | 15733 | 74 | 99% |
| 1928 | 14555 | 0.006437636 | 14500 | 55 | 99% |
| 1929 | 13294 | 0.00606436 | 13234 | 60 | 99% |
| 1930 | 13267 | 0.005967288 | 13198 | 69 | 99% |
| 1931 | 11941 | 0.005674391 | 11885 | 56 | 99% |
| 1932 | 10806 | 0.005118227 | 10754 | 52 | 99% |
| 1933 | 9761 | 0.004881886 | 9719 | 42 | 99% |
| 1934 | 10050 | 0.004839171 | 10002 | 48 | 99% |
| 1935 | 9915 | 0.00474431 | 9866 | 49 | 99% |
| 1936 | 9700 | 0.004668936 | 9649 | 51 | 99% |
| 1937 | 9548 | 0.004481299 | 9515 | 33 | 99% |
| 1938 | 9322 | 0.004213196 | 9270 | 52 | 99% |
| 1939 | 9269 | 0.004206635 | 9227 | 42 | 99% |
| 1940 | 9598 | 0.004168265 | 9554 | 44 | 99% |
| 1941 | 10086 | 0.004139752 | 10043 | 43 | 99% |
| 1942 | 10838 | 0.003967409 | 10803 | 35 | 99% |
| 1943 | 10886 | 0.003856788 | 10846 | 40 | 99% |
| 1944 | 9932 | 0.003692116 | 9894 | 38 | 99% |
| 1945 | 9276 | 0.003496592 | 9245 | 31 | 99% |
| 1946 | 10041 | 0.003142452 | 10015 | 26 | 99% |
| 1947 | 10430 | 0.002895405 | 10407 | 23 | 100% |
| 1948 | 9318 | 0.002698909 | 9296 | 22 | 100% |
| 1949 | 8913 | 0.002557724 | 8895 | 18 | 100% |
| 1950 | 8324 | 0.002375999 | 8312 | 12 | 100% |
| 1951 | 8201 | 0.002226281 | 8180 | 21 | 99% |
| 1952 | 8179 | 0.002153498 | 8161 | 18 | 100% |
| 1953 | 7565 | 0.001963093 | 7546 | 19 | 99% |
| 1954 | 7198 | 0.001808232 | 7176 | 22 | 99% |
| 1955 | 6868 | 0.001710572 | 6854 | 14 | 100% |
| 1956 | 6407 | 0.001553951 | 6393 | 14 | 100% |
| 1957 | 6254 | 0.001488317 | 6238 | 16 | 99% |
| 1958 | 5686 | 0.001375341 | 5667 | 19 | 99% |
| 1959 | 5274 | 0.001268789 | 5256 | 18 | 99% |
| 1960 | 4799 | 0.001155294 | 4786 | 13 | 99% |
| 1961 | 4597 | 0.001109863 | 4577 | 20 | 99% |
| 1962 | 4290 | 0.001063244 | 4284 | 6 | 100% |
| 1963 | 4226 | 0.001067621 | 4215 | 11 | 99% |
| 1964 | 3813 | 0.00098082 | 3794 | 19 | 99% |
| 1965 | 3308 | 0.000912431 | 3296 | 12 | 99% |
| 1966 | 2952 | 0.000849357 | 2938 | 14 | 99% |
| 1967 | 2565 | 0.000755549 | 2554 | 11 | 99% |
| 1968 | 2461 | 0.000728459 | 2456 | 5 | 100% |
| 1969 | 2455 | 0.000706404 | 2444 | 11 | 99% |
| 1970 | 2342 | 0.000649383 | 2330 | 12 | 99% |
| 1971 | 2156 | 0.000628153 | 2148 | 8 | 99% |
| 1972 | 1804 | 0.000573971 | 1790 | 14 | 98% |
| 1973 | 1824 | 0.000604604 | 1817 | 7 | 99% |
| 1974 | 1711 | 0.000562829 | 1711 | 100% | |
| 1975 | 1738 | 0.000575616 | 1733 | 5 | 99% |
| 1976 | 1622 | 0.000534553 | 1616 | 6 | 99% |
| 1977 | 1606 | 0.000505602 | 1598 | 8 | 99% |
| 1978 | 1666 | 0.000524919 | 1652 | 14 | 98% |
| 1979 | 1662 | 0.000499555 | 1657 | 5 | 99% |
| 1980 | 1749 | 0.000507767 | 1738 | 11 | 99% |
| 1981 | 1811 | 0.000523511 | 1802 | 9 | 99% |
| 1982 | 1770 | 0.000504569 | 1761 | 9 | 99% |
| 1983 | 1687 | 0.000487111 | 1679 | 8 | 99% |
| 1984 | 1473 | 0.000422226 | 1465 | 8 | 99% |
| 1985 | 1389 | 0.000389187 | 1379 | 10 | 99% |
| 1986 | 1366 | 0.000384037 | 1366 | 100% | |
| 1987 | 1256 | 0.000348358 | 1246 | 10 | 98% |
| 1988 | 1303 | 0.000352652 | 1293 | 10 | 98% |
| 1989 | 1276 | 0.000331917 | 1266 | 10 | 98% |
| 1990 | 1343 | 0.000339807 | 1335 | 8 | 99% |
| 1991 | 1197 | 0.00030731 | 1191 | 6 | 99% |
| 1992 | 1089 | 0.000283514 | 1089 | 100% | |
| 1993 | 1041 | 0.000276117 | 1041 | 100% | |
| 1994 | 923 | 0.000248286 | 923 | 100% | |
| 1995 | 904 | 0.000246858 | 904 | 100% | |
| 1996 | 986 | 0.000270356 | 986 | 100% | |
| 1997 | 775 | 0.000213756 | 775 | 100% | |
| 1998 | 797 | 0.000216689 | 797 | 100% | |
| 1999 | 824 | 0.00022308 | 824 | 100% | |
| 2000 | 811 | 0.000214562 | 811 | 100% | |
| 2001 | 753 | 0.000201161 | 753 | 100% | |
| 2002 | 801 | 0.000214278 | 801 | 100% | |
| 2003 | 742 | 0.00019516 | 742 | 100% | |
| 2004 | 697 | 0.000182431 | 697 | 100% | |
| 2005 | 681 | 0.000177134 | 681 | 100% | |
| 2006 | 605 | 0.00015294 | 605 | 100% | |
| 2007 | 572 | 0.000143098 | 572 | 100% | |
| 2008 | 549 | 0.000139691 | 549 | 100% | |
| 2009 | 492 | 0.000128813 | 492 | 100% | |
| 2010 | 489 | 0.000132336 | 489 | 100% | |
| 2011 | 507 | 0.000138632 | 507 | 100% | |
| 2012 | 508 | 0.000138925 | 508 | 100% | |
| 2013 | 539 | 0.000147882 | 539 | 100% | |
| 2014 | 523 | 0.000141145 | 523 | 100% | |
| 2015 | 600 | 0.000162169 | 600 | 100% | |
| 2016 | 604 | 0.000164689 | 604 | 100% | |
| 2017 | 611 | 0.000170923 | 611 | 100% | |
| 2018 | 586 | 0.000166754 | 586 | 100% | |
| 2019 | 575 | 0.000165764 | 575 | 100% | |
| 2020 | 505 | 0.000151295 | 505 | 100% | |
| 2021 | 562 | 0.000166042 | 562 | 100% | |
| 2022 | 569 | 0.000168412 | 569 | 100% | |
| 2023 | 535 | 0.000162257 | 535 | 100% |