Vira vs Virgle
American parents have registered 2,229 Virgles since 1880, against 1,274 Viras. But in 2025 it was Vira that was commoner, 26 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Vira Virgle
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 104 years in which either name was published, Virgle for 64 years and Vira for 40 years. The lead changed hands 14 times.
- 1882–1906 Vira ahead, apart from one short spell
- 1912–1960 Virgle ahead
- 1961–1963 Vira ahead
- 1964–1984 Virgle ahead, apart from one short spell
- 2012–2025 Vira ahead
8 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Vira | Virgle | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 1,274 | 2,229 |
| Most in one year | 39 | 92 |
| Babies in 2025 | 26 | under 5 |
| Estimated living today | 350 | 420 |
| Median age today | 64 | 74 |
| Peak year | 1916 | 1924 |
| Best rank | 1,127th girls | 677th boys |
| Rank in 2025 | 4,987th | unranked |
| First recorded | 1882 | 1886 |
| Girls / boys | 1,274 / 0 | 33 / 2,196 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Virgles alive today are over 74; half the Viras are over 64. That is 10 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Vira and Virgle.