Virna
Virna is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Virna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Virna is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Virna
The earliest SSA record of Virna as a baby girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Virna — #1,854 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Virnas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1978 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 194 Virnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Virna
Virna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Virna's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #1,854. Use the chart and map above to compare Virna'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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