Virgle
Of English origin, a contraction of the words "virgin" and "girl".
Name Census estimates that about 508 living Americans carry the first name Virgle. It is a predominantly male name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Virgle today is around 77 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Virgle births was 1924 (92 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Virgle. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Virgle is about 77 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Virgles were born before 1959.
People living today
508
~ 1 in 674,713 Americans
Peak year
1924
92 babies that year
Average age
77
years old
1984 SSA rank
#4,833
Tracked since 1886
Census
Virgle in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 334 people with the first name Virgle, which placed it at #27,416 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,416
National first-name rank
People counted
334
334 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Virgle
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Virgle is White at 79.3%. The next largest groups are Black (15.6%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Virgle described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Virgle at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.3% · 265
- Black or African American15.6% · 52
- Two or more races4.8% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Virgle
Virgle leans heavily male at 98.5% of total registrations, but 33 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Virgle as a male name
- Ranked #7,300 in 1984
- 5 male births in 1984
- Peak: 1924 (92 births)
Virgle as a female name
- Ranked #4,833 in 1933
- 5 female births in 1933
- Peak: 1918 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Virgle leans strongly male. 308 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 19 female bearers (5.8%).
Popularity
Virgle: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Virgle from the 1880s through to the 1980s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 668 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Virgle by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Virgle during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Virgles live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Virgle, while Illinois, Georgia, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 101 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Virgle
The name Virgle is an obscure and rarely encountered given name with no definitive origin or etymological roots. It does not appear to be derived from any known language or cultural tradition, making its provenance a mystery.
There are no historical references or ancient texts that mention the name Virgle. Likewise, there are no known religious scriptures or historical records that contain this name, suggesting it is a relatively modern invention or perhaps a misspelling or corruption of another name.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Virgle are scarce and scattered. One of the earliest known individuals with this first name was Virgle Buchanan, an American farmer born in 1834 in Tennessee. Another early mention is Virgle Sewell, a Baptist minister from Alabama who lived from 1856 to 1932.
Throughout history, the name Virgle has been exceedingly rare, with only a handful of notable individuals bearing it. One such person was Virgle Garrett, an American baseball player who played briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in the early 20th century.
In the field of literature, Virgle Stephens was an American author and journalist who wrote several books and articles in the mid-20th century, including "The Last Tour" and "The Man Who Loved Children."
Lastly, Virgle Miller was an American military officer who served in World War II and later became a prominent businessman and philanthropist in his home state of West Virginia.
Despite its obscurity, the name Virgle has managed to persist, albeit in extremely limited numbers, throughout the past two centuries. However, its origins and meaning remain shrouded in mystery.
People
Virgle + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Virgle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Virgle: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Virgle?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 508 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Virgle going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 674,713 US residents.
Is Virgle a common name?
We classify Virgle as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,229 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Virgle most popular?
The single biggest year for Virgle was 1924, when 92 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Virgle is about 77 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Virgle in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 334 people with the name Virgle, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,416 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Virgle in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Virgle?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Virgle leans strongly male. 308 people counted with this name were male (94.2%), compared with 19 female bearers (5.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Virgle?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Virgle is White at 79.3%. The next largest groups are Black (15.6%) and Two or More Races (4.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Virgle most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Virgle in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.3% (265 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Virgle in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Virgle a male name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Virgle in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Virgle still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Virgle in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Virgle can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Virgle?
Want to know how many Americans are named Virgle? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.