Vergil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid.
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Meaning & Origin of Vergil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Vergil
American parents first put Vergil on the record books as a baby boy name in 1886, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 71 Vergils were born — ranking #792 that year. About 27% of every Vergil on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Vergil ranks #6,745 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Vergil
Vergil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Vergil's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #641. Use the chart and map above to compare Vergil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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