Infographic of Virgil name meaning, which is “A man of authority,” based on the Latin ver ger e (to bend), but ultimately on virgo, a staff of authority. A short version of Publius Vergilius Maro, the celebrated Roman poet.
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Virgil Name Popularity

How popular is the name Virgil? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 242 0.0687%
1911 — 311 0.0835%
1912 — 643 0.1275%
1913 — 788 0.139%
1914 — 1,025 0.1471%
1915 — 1,356 0.1492%
1916 — 1,482 0.1534%
1917 — 1,507 0.1506%
1918 — 1,677 0.1563%
1919 — 1,550 0.148%
1920 — 1,694 0.1524%
1921 — 1,799 0.1571%
1922 — 1,771 0.159%
1923 — 1,695 0.1513%
1924 — 1,609 0.1386%
1925 — 1,492 0.132%
1926 — 1,561 0.1419%
1927 — 1,465 0.1323%
1928 — 1,396 0.1305%
1929 — 1,316 0.1271%
1930 — 1,359 0.1301%
1931 — 1,366 0.1384%
1932 — 1,207 0.1222%
1933 — 1,120 0.1202%
1934 — 1,102 0.114%
1935 — 1,084 0.1115%
1936 — 1,011 0.105%
1937 — 945 0.0959%
1938 — 1,049 0.1025%
1939 — 916 0.0901%
1940 — 912 0.0858%
1941 — 906 0.0805%
1942 — 984 0.0779%
1943 — 957 0.0733%
1944 — 894 0.0721%
1945 — 810 0.0664%
1946 — 863 0.0585%
1947 — 840 0.0503%
1948 — 770 0.0482%
1949 — 772 0.048%
1950 — 759 0.0471%
1951 — 772 0.0455%
1952 — 768 0.044%
1953 — 735 0.0415%
1954 — 718 0.0393%
1955 — 670 0.0364%
1956 — 686 0.0363%
1957 — 632 0.0328%
1958 — 677 0.0358%
1959 — 625 0.0329%
1960 — 658 0.0347%
1961 — 582 0.0308%
1962 — 512 0.0279%
1963 — 537 0.0299%
1964 — 519 0.0295%
1965 — 466 0.0285%
1966 — 428 0.0274%
1967 — 405 0.0267%
1968 — 406 0.027%
1969 — 360 0.0234%
1970 — 376 0.0236%
1971 — 394 0.0262%
1972 — 331 0.0243%
1973 — 302 0.0233%
1974 — 247 0.019%
1975 — 260 0.0202%
1976 — 237 0.0184%
1977 — 212 0.0157%
1978 — 176 0.0131%
1979 — 197 0.014%
1980 — 156 0.0107%
1981 — 152 0.0103%
1982 — 168 0.0112%
1983 — 105 0.0071%
1984 — 131 0.0088%
1985 — 89 0.0059%
1986 — 118 0.0078%
1987 — 92 0.006%
1988 — 88 0.0056%
1989 — 85 0.0053%
1990 — 100 0.006%
1991 — 91 0.0056%
1992 — 48 0.003%
1993 — 64 0.0041%
1994 — 28 0.0018%
1995 — 41 0.0027%
1996 — 26 0.0017%
1997 — 35 0.0024%
1998 — 43 0.0029%
1999 — 19 0.0013%
2000 — 25 0.0016%
2001 — 41 0.0027%
2002 — 24 0.0016%
2003 — 24 0.0016%
2004 — 26 0.0017%
2005 — 15 0.001%
2006 — 24 0.0015%
2007 — 24 0.0015%
2008 — 6 0.0004%
2009 — 15 0.001%
2010 — 24 0.0017%
2011 — 10 0.0007%
2012 — 10 0.0007%
2013 — 19 0.0013%
2014 — 19 0.0013%
2015 — 33 0.0023%
2016 — 19 0.0013%
2017 — 34 0.0024%
2018 — 18 0.0013%
2019 — 29 0.0021%
2020 — 24 0.0019%
2021 — 27 0.0022%
2022 — 30 0.0023%
2023 — 75 0.0058%

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What names are variants of Virgil?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Verge

Latin

Vergil

A variant spelling of Virgil.

Latin

Vergilio

Latin

Virgilio

Flourishing

Latin


What names sound like Virgil?

If you like how Virgil sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Virgil.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Fergall

Brave, manly

Irish

Forgael

Brave, manly

Irish


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