Meaning of the nameVirgínia

Virgínia is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of the Roman name Verginius or Virginius, whose origin is unknown.

Meaning

The meaning of Virgínia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 31,528
Rank in Brazil: #787
Median age: 51 years
2010 Census: 38,521; people

Virgínia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Virgínia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (5,767 people).

31,416 women 112 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Virgínia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Virgínia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	7,022	0.016%
Minas Gerais	4,699	0.023%
Rio de Janeiro	3,808	0.024%
Bahia	2,602	0.018%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,974	0.018%
Pernambuco	1,476	0.016%
Ceará	1,285	0.015%
Paraná	1,205	0.011%
Goiás	963	0.014%
Santa Catarina	820	0.011%
Espírito Santo	813	0.021%
Distrito Federal	610	0.022%
Paraíba	607	0.015%
Pará	518	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	420	0.013%
Mato Grosso do Sul	402	0.015%
Maranhão	398	0.006%
Piauí	375	0.012%
Mato Grosso	345	0.009%
Amazonas	263	0.007%
Sergipe	258	0.012%
Alagoas	246	0.008%
Tocantins	126	0.008%
Rondônia	120	0.008%
Roraima	84	0.013%
Acre	51	0.006%
Amapá	38	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Virgínia

Wiktionary records Virgínia as a borrowing of the English Virginia, which comes from Latin Virginia. According to Behind the Name, it is the feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, of unknown origin, long associated with Latin virgo, 'maiden, virgin'; Wiktionary says that Verginius may be the same name as Vergilius and that the spelling with Vir- may come from this popular association with virgo. For this reason, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. Wiktionary also records Virgínia as the name of a municipality in Minas Gerais. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 31,528 people named Virgínia, with a median age of 51; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

Wiktionary: Virgínia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Virginia · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Verginius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Virginia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Virgínia

What does the name Virgínia mean?

The meaning of Virgínia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Virgínia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,528 people with the first name Virgínia, which ranks it number 787 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Virgínia a boy's or a girl's name?

Virgínia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 31,416 women and 112 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Virgínia?

Virgínia is a name of Latin and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Virgínia most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.024% of the state's population is named Virgínia (3,808 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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