Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Virginia
/vir · JIN · yah/
Meaning
“Virginal or pure”
Latin 'virginalis' meaning 'virginal' or 'pure', virtue-name tradition; also US state named for Queen Elizabeth I (Virgin Queen).
Nicknames
ginny · virge · gina
Vibe
strongwarmeleganttimeless
How it ages.
Virginia boomed 1920-1960 in English-speaking countries and declined sharply post-1980; now dated as a boomer-generation marker.
The cultural moment.
United States saw Virginia peak in top-20 1920-1950, then sharp decline post-1970; minimal use among Gen-X and Gen-Y births.