Names / Boy names
Virgil
Current rank
#1,417
and rising
All-time peak
#93
in 1907
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
73,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #93 in 1907 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Staff bearer (Latin tradition). Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1880. 1907 marked its high point, reaching #93. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Across all years, more than 73,400 children have been named this.