VIRGINIA is ranked as the 118th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 523,619.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 164.22 people named VIRGINIA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named VIRGINIA is 318,809.
The SSA data also shows that VIRGINIA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
VIRGINIA is
74.0% White,
10.9% Hispanic origin,
11.4% Black,
1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name VIRGINIA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name VIRGINIA is included in the following name categories:
English surname
Feminine given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VIRGINIA
The state with the most people named
VIRGINIA is
California where
78,056 people have this name.
North Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named VIRGINIA, as
228.68 in every 100,000
North Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
North Carolina is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name VIRGINIA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
12,816
99.5
99.6%
Indiana
7,105
107.7
99.3%
Iowa
5,190
167.03
99.5%
Kansas
3,136
108
98.7%
Michigan
18,541
187.09
99.8%
Minnesota
8,102
148.46
99.6%
Missouri
3,962
132.33
99.2%
Nebraska
1,721
91.49
98.0%
North Dakota
354
47.85
92.6%
Ohio
13,481
116.27
99.6%
South Dakota
433
50.79
93.6%
Wisconsin
9,418
163.58
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name VIRGINIA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
796
108.1
96.0%
Arizona
8,698
129.21
99.4%
California
78,056
201.16
99.9%
Colorado
5,571
104.02
99.2%
Hawaii
1,017
71.68
98.6%
Idaho
1,577
96.5
97.9%
Montana
1,051
102.69
96.9%
Nevada
3,082
108.54
99.0%
New Mexico
3,241
155.38
98.9%
Oregon
5,151
129.74
99.2%
Utah
1,607
54.59
97.9%
Washington
12,730
180.27
99.8%
Wyoming
690
118.13
96.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name VIRGINIA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
3,557
98.91
99.1%
Maine
1,233
92.67
97.1%
Massachusetts
6,641
98.45
99.3%
New Hampshire
1,626
122.53
98.0%
New Jersey
9,966
111.49
99.6%
New York
37,938
192.13
99.9%
Pennsylvania
13,822
108.1
99.6%
Rhode Island
866
82.06
97.4%
Vermont
776
123.87
97.8%
South States
State stats for the first name VIRGINIA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VIRGINIA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named VIRGINIA.
The most popular full name is VIRGINIA Smith.
0.79% of all the people named VIRGINIA
have this family name.
There are 36579 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VIRGINIA