Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Virgil

#393 most common boys' name of all time · #865 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#393
Rank overall
#865 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
73,453
Since 2016
981
Peak year
1921 #98
Best rank
#93 1907
Girls Boys peak 1,869/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Virgil is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 129 129 #1,409
2024 114 114 #1,540
2023 123 123 #1,465
2022 81 81 #1,918
2021 101 101 #1,645
2020 85 85 #1,778
2019 91 91 #1,724
2018 73 73 #1,994
2017 96 96 #1,646
2016 88 88 #1,754
2015 70 70 #2,037
2014 75 75 #1,922
2013 68 68 #2,009
2012 50 50 #2,490
2011 73 73 #1,906
2010 80 80 #1,817
2009 64 64 #2,119
2008 54 54 #2,375
2007 73 73 #1,928
2006 69 69 #1,944
2005 69 69 #1,855
2004 75 75 #1,701
2003 69 69 #1,749
2002 71 71 #1,661
2001 75 75 #1,591
2000 66 66 #1,713
1999 80 80 #1,449
1998 102 102 #1,206
1997 82 82 #1,350
1996 88 88 #1,257
1995 96 96 #1,183
1994 85 85 #1,268
1993 114 114 #1,033
1992 112 112 #1,033
1991 149 149 #857
1990 159 159 #805
1989 146 146 #820
1988 142 142 #796
1987 142 142 #772
1986 179 179 #670
1985 5 147 152 #729
1984 180 180 #642
1983 160 160 #675
1982 227 227 #571
1981 5 220 225 #576
1980 6 203 209 #616
1979 238 238 #557
1978 7 228 235 #550
1977 6 253 259 #523
1976 8 265 273 #488
1975 311 311 #451
1974 312 312 #450
1973 9 345 354 #422
1972 6 366 372 #413
1971 7 421 428 #392
1970 408 408 #396
1969 7 384 391 #405
1968 5 442 447 #371
1967 7 446 453 #353
1966 458 458 #348
1965 9 503 512 #338
1964 8 547 555 #335
1963 7 561 568 #332
1962 7 555 562 #334
1961 11 625 636 #314
1960 9 687 696 #296
1959 16 651 667 #304
1958 12 696 708 #290
1957 11 668 679 #286
1956 11 709 720 #276
1955 10 699 709 #268
1954 7 743 750 #260
1953 13 759 772 #249
1952 15 786 801 #237
1951 14 789 803 #242
1950 13 786 799 #234
1949 11 791 802 #228
1948 21 794 815 #230
1947 14 854 868 #219
1946 18 881 899 #198
1945 18 845 863 #183
1944 13 928 941 #177
1943 20 993 1,013 #175
1942 9 1,003 1,012 #168
1941 14 923 937 #170
1940 16 938 954 #166
1939 16 937 953 #164
1938 10 1,069 1,079 #151
1937 12 969 981 #157
1936 9 1,034 1,043 #149
1935 17 1,104 1,121 #141
1934 16 1,128 1,144 #141
1933 16 1,139 1,155 #138
1932 16 1,228 1,244 #139
1931 18 1,384 1,402 #121
1930 31 1,371 1,402 #128
1929 25 1,339 1,364 #127
1928 39 1,404 1,443 #126
1927 27 1,499 1,526 #121
1926 32 1,576 1,608 #118
1925 22 1,503 1,525 #120
1924 36 1,627 1,663 #111
1923 30 1,713 1,743 #100
1922 36 1,790 1,826 #99
1921 39 1,830 1,869 #98
1920 57 1,711 1,768 #101
1919 41 1,570 1,611 #103
1918 45 1,707 1,752 #99
1917 40 1,523 1,563 #103
1916 44 1,496 1,540 #104
1915 34 1,376 1,410 #108
1914 27 1,048 1,075 #107
1913 27 819 846 #107
1912 21 684 705 #111
1911 14 355 369 #107
1910 18 280 298 #111
1909 14 250 264 #110
1908 17 258 275 #100
1907 13 276 289 #93
1906 11 207 218 #103
1905 15 226 241 #97
1904 7 211 218 #100
1903 15 173 188 #114
1902 10 163 173 #120
1901 11 158 169 #110
1900 16 212 228 #111
1899 12 154 166 #111
1898 15 155 170 #120
1897 10 159 169 #110
1896 12 138 150 #126
1895 6 146 152 #116
1894 10 125 135 #130
1893 119 119 #127
1892 10 130 140 #129
1891 10 123 133 #114
1890 5 100 105 #142
1889 93 93 #154
1888 5 112 117 #137
1887 77 77 #164
1886 79 79 #175
1885 82 82 #164
1884 88 88 #159
1883 70 70 #176
1882 80 80 #171
1881 65 65 #180
1880 81 81 #164