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Virginia

“Maiden; virgin” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #525 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Virginia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #6 (1921) · 652,959 babies named Virginia all-time · 1 in 2,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Virginias

• Virginia Woolf — English modernist writer (1882–1941)
• Virginia Raggi — Italian politician (1978)
• Virginia Apgar — American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974)
• Virginia Madsen — American actress
• Virginia Wade — British tennis player

In stories & tradition

• Virginia Harrison — fictional human
• Virginia Stanton Biddlecomb — fictional human
• Virginia Lake — UFO · Invasion: UFO

What Virginias become

Among 1,221 notable people named Virginia:

Entertainers appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Virginia Madsen, American actress.

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