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Virginia

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Virginia: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #974 to #5687.200020052010201520202025#974#5687
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#974
1997#1287
1998#1036
1999#1557
2000#1058
2001#1170
2002#1928
2003#1996
2004#1535
2005#1343
2006#2509
2007#2627
2008#2292
2009#3031
2010#4688
2011#4049
2012#2215
2013#4050
2014#4684
2015#2195
2016#3214
2017#3583
2018#2499
2019#2869
2020#2843
2021#2942
2022#2488
2023#5687
2024#2771
2025#2788

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 1954: #94 among girls in New Zealand, #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1963

    Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1963).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #82 in New South Wales, Australia in 1957.

Virginia's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#27719HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#248810HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#29428HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#28698HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#219512HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#221512HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#46884HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#30317HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#134317HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#153514HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#105819HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#155711HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#103620HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#97421HighVerified
1963New South Wales, Australiafemale#9779InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiafemale#9780InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiafemale#9387InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiafemale#82101InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiafemale#9181InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiafemale#9675InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiafemale#8295InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiafemale#9177InsufficientNot yet available
1954New Zealandfemale#9454HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#3707HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#29112HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3298HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#4065HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3248HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4494HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#3895HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4174HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3266HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#2888HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#3076HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#3155HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#2568HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#2518HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#2458HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Virginia is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Virginia, between 1952 and 2025, in 58 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1955New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1957New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1958New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1959New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1963New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1953New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1954New Zealand: highest position in 1954Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1964England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199619522025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–19638#82 in 1953
New Zealand19541#94 in 1954
Republic of Ireland1964–199320#245 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#974 in 1996

Its high point came 43 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1953) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1987; it appears again in 1993.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Virginia

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1952–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #82 in New South Wales, Australia in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.