Boy · Latin
Virgil
Say it: VER-jil
Meaning
From the Roman poet's family name Vergilius, of unknown origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A classical name popular in 19th-century America.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1910s
In the United States
- 72,900 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1918, about 1 in 594 boys
- 83 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Vergil
| Latin | Vergilius |
|---|---|
| Italian | Virgilio |
Famous bearers
- Virgil Earp, lawman
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.