Verginia
Verginia, or Virginia, was the subject of an ancient Roman story recounted in Roman historian Livy's text Ab Urbe Condita. Upon a threat to her virtue, Verginia was killed by her father Verginius. Livy directly links Verginia's death to the overthrow of the decemviri and the re-establishment of the Roman Republic.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Verginia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Verginia, or Virginia, was the subject of an ancient Roman story recounted in Roman historian Livy's text Ab Urbe Condita. Upon a threat to her virtue, Verginia was killed by her father Verginius. Livy directly links Verginia's death to the overthrow of the decemviri and the re-establishment of the Roman Republic.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Verginia
The earliest SSA record of Verginia as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 9 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Verginia — #2,587 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Verginia on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Verginia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1968, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 171 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Verginia
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About the name Verginia
Verginia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Verginia's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,587. Use the chart and map above to compare Verginia'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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