Virginia

Meaning: Maiden, virgin
Origin: Latin — Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius

Nicknames: Ginger, Ginny, Jinny, Ginnie, Virgie

Girl's name · #526 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Virginia is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1921, when it ranked #6. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 653,000 girls since 1880, ranked #526 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#68 in Italy (2024) · #277 in Mexico (2024) · #784 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,465 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,495 in Canada (2025) · #2,788 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,286 in France (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #711 in Poland (2023) · #1,856 in Austria (2019) · #310 in Slovakia (2013) · #507 in Puerto Rico (2002) and 5 more.

Famous Virginias

Virginia Woolf — English modernist writer (1882–1941)
Virginia Raggi — Italian politician (born 1978)
Virginia Apgar — American physician and obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909–1974)
Virginia Madsen — American actress and film producer (born 1961)
Virginia Wade — British tennis player (born 1945)
Virginia Ruano Pascual — Spanish tennis player (born 1973)
Virginia Gardner — American actress (born 1995)
Virginia Mayo — American actress (1920–2005)
Virginia Cherrill — American actress (1908–1996)
Virginia Satir — American psychotherapist (1916–1988)

In stories & tradition

Virginia Harrison — Fictional TV character
Virginia Stanton Biddlecomb — Revolution at Sea saga (novel series)
Virginia Lake^it — UFO (TV series)

What Virginias become

Among 1,250 notable people named Virginia:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Virginia Madsen, American actress and film producer (born 1961).

Similar names: Gloria · Victoria · Patricia · Martha · Barbara · Priscilla

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