Virgil
From Vergilius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning, carried by the poet who wrote the Aeneid. The spelling with an i arose in the Middle Ages.
Virgil in 2025
Virgil was given to 129 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,988th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,700 babies born.
The history of Virgil
Virgil reached its highest point in 1921, when 1,869 babies were given the name, ranking 235th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 234th, in 1918.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 73,453 babies have been named Virgil. Half of them were born before 1933, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Virgil by decade
| Decade | Babies named Virgil | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 832 | 326 |
| 1890s | 1,439 | 314 |
| 1900s | 2,263 | 280 |
| 1910s | 11,169 | 234 |
| 1920s | 16,335 | 235 |
| 1930s | 11,524 | 265 |
| 1940s | 9,104 | 357 |
| 1950s | 7,408 | 498 |
| 1960s | 5,278 | 651 |
| 1970s | 3,190 | 850 |
| 1980s | 1,762 | 1,279 |
| 1990s | 1,067 | 1,877 |
| 2000s | 685 | 3,732 |
| 2010s | 764 | 3,645 |
| 2020s | 633 | 2,988 |
Where Virgil is heading
Virgil has risen 84% over the past decade, from 70 babies in 2015 to 129 in 2025.
Names like Virgil
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Virgil.