Virginia
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Virginia is a Latin name meaning “virgin,” “maiden,” or “pure,” and is also seen as a feminine form of Virgil. The name has a royal air because Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, gave her title to the state of Virginia; Ginny, Gigi, and Gina are common nicknames. Virginia honors Virginia Woolf, the inventive and fiercely independent writer whose A Room of One’s Own became a cornerstone of feminist literature.
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Usage of Virginia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Virginia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Virginia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Virginia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 572 girls were named Virginia, making it the #525 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 652,959 girls have been named Virginia, with the most (19,144) in 1922. It is most common, relative to births, in Maine, Virginia and South Carolina.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Virginia in other languages
- Virginie French
- Virginija Lithuanian
- Virgínia Portuguese
- Wirginia Polish
Virginia name days
- December 8 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Virginia
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Virginia, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Typhoon Virginia (Category 1) | 1978 | Western Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Typhoon Virginia (Category 1) | 1974 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Typhoon Virginia (Category 3) | 1971 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Tropical storm Virginia | 1968 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Virginia | 1968 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Virginia (Category 1) | 1965 | Western Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Virginia | 1963 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Virginia (Category 2) | 1960 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Typhoon Virginia (Category 5) | 1957 | Western Pacific | 278 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Virginia
There are 166 towns and villages with Virginia in their name, in 28 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 50🇲🇽 Mexico 37🇨🇴 Colombia 16🇧🇷 Brazil 9🇨🇺 Cuba 9🇦🇷 Argentina 5🇬🇹 Guatemala 4🇵🇾 Paraguay 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Virginia Beach | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | 454,808 | Map |
| Virginia | Free State, 🇿🇦 South Africa | 122,502 | Map |
| La Virginia | Risaralda Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 25,900 | Map |
| Virgínia | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8,908 | Map |
| Virginia | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 8,587 | Map |
| Virginia Water | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2,999 | Map |
| Virginia | Ulster, 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2,648 | Map |
| Virginia | Lempira Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 2,574 | Map |
| Virginia Gardens | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,487 | Map |
| Virginia | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,516 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Virginia
There are 43 lakes and reservoirs with Virginia in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 34🇨🇦 Canada 4🇳🇿 New Zealand 2🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 1
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| Lac Virginia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Virginia | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Wellington Region, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Lake Virginia | East Sepik Province, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Virginia | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Virginia songs
24 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Virginia in their title. The best known:
- Sweet Virginia – The Rolling Stones (1972)
- Virginia Plain (1972)
- Meet Virginia – Train (1999)
- The Virginia Company (song)
- A Voyage to Virginia
- From the Diary of Virginia Woolf – Dominick Argento (1975)
- I'm Coming Virginia – Donald Heywood (1926)
- Leave Virginia Alone – Rod Stewart (1995)
- Our Great Virginia
- Salt Pork, West Virginia
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Virginia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Virginia.
Virginia Gibson
Virginia Graham
Virginia Hall
Virginia Heffernan
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Fictional characters named Virginia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Virginia as a pet name
FurryName has found 30 dogs named Virginia in public pet registers, making it the #4,981 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (17), Allegheny County (11), Seattle (2). Virginia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Virginia in public pet registers, making it the #3,429 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (3), Miranda (2). Virginia as a cat name →
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