—2024 rank
1921peak year
70,147babies named Virgil since 1880
▲ +25%5-year trend
Virgil popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Virgil mean?
From the Roman family name Vergilius, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin virga 'staff, shoot'. Immortalized by the epic poet Virgil.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Virgil
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Famous Virgils
- Virgil, Roman poet
- Virgil Abloh, designer
Spellings & variants
VergilVirgilio
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