Virgil
About Virgil
The name Virgil peaked for boys at #93 in 1907. The name is most popular in Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Virgil is occasionally used for girls in 1985.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Virgil ranked #1417 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #93 in 1907, Nameberry popularity #591.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,943 | 75 | 39 |
| 2015 | #2,052 | 70 | 36.5 |
| 2016 | #1,761 | 88 | 46.4 |
| 2017 | #1,660 | 96 | 51.9 |
| 2018 | #2,014 | 73 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | #1,734 | 91 | 50.7 |
| 2020 | #1,787 | 85 | 49.2 |
| 2021 | #1,653 | 101 | 57.7 |
| 2022 | #1,935 | 81 | 46.4 |
| 2023 | #1,471 | 123 | 71.9 |
| 2024 | #1,542 | 114 | 66.2 |
| 2025 | #1,417 | 129 | 75.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Virgils
- Virgil (born Publius Vergilius Maro)
Roman epic poet
- Virgil Walter Earp
U.S. Marshal; brother of Wyatt and Morgan Earp
- Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom
American astronaut
- Virgil Hamlin Goode
U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Virgil Charles Frye
American actor; father of actress Soleil Moon Frye
- Virgil Leo Green
American football player
- Virgil Thomson
American composer
- Virgil Oliver "Fire" Trucks
American baseball player
- Virgil Keel Fox
American organist
- Virgil Walter Ross
American animator and cartoonist
- Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.
birth name of Dusty Rhodes, American pro wrestler
- Virgil
ring name of Michael Jones), American pro wrestler
- Virgil van Dijk
Dutch professional footballer
Virgil in pop culture
- Virgil Tibbs
main character in film and TV series "In the Heat of the Night"
- Virgil
character on TV's "Homeland"
- Virgil Fox
character in TV movie "Minutemen"
- Virgil Caine
main character in the song ''The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'' by The Band
- Virgil Grissom Tracy
character in animated series "Thunderbirds"
- Virgil
AI character on TV's "Crash Zone"
- Virgil Malloy
character in film “Ocean’s Eleven”
- Virgil
orangutan character in film "Battle for the Planet of the Apes"
- Virgil
character on TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess"
- Virgil Sollozzo
character in book/film "The Godfather"
- Virgil
character in film "True Romance"
- Virgil Hawkins aka Static Shock
character in DC Comics
- Virgil
character in Thomas Sanders' YouTube series "Sanders Sides", representing his anxiety
Variations & nicknames
- VirgilioSpanish
- VirgileFrench