Virgil

“From Roman clan name Vergilius; meaning uncertain, possibly Etruscan” — Latin, via Etruscan origin

Boy's name · #1417 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Virgil belongs to an older America first — it reached #93 back in 1907 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1417. About 72,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Virgils

Virgil — Roman poet (1st century BC)
Virgil van Dijk — Dutch association football player (born 1991)
Virgil Abloh — American fashion designer (1980-2021)
Virgil Widrich — Austrian director and scriptwriter (born 1967)
Virgil Thomson — American composer and critic (1896–1989)

In stories & tradition

Virgil (Norman Osborn) — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man
Virgil Sollozzo — The Godfather
Virgil Tibbs — In the Heat of the Night · The Cool Cottontail

What Virgils become

Among 386 notable people named Virgil:

No single standout — notable Virgils spread across many fields.

Similar names: Morris · Vito · Chester · Cecil · Emil · Arnold

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