Holding steady.
Popularity of Virtie since 1906
Babies named Virtie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1927, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Virtie's real moment was 1906.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 44 |
| 1920s | 45 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Virtie is a rare American name that first appeared in official records in 1906. That year was also its peak, reflecting a time when unique, virtue-inspired coinages were fashionable. Since then, Virtie has not ranked in the top 1000, and its trajectory has remained stable but extremely low. Its one-in-N figure is not calculable due to scarcity, and it has no strong regional association in the United States. Virtie suggests a name given with hope or moral aspiration, but its exact origins remain unclear.
Virtie first appeared in the United States in the early 1900s, possibly as a diminutive of the virtue name Virtue, which itself was used by Puritans. Another theory suggests it could be a variant of Virdie, itself a nickname for Virgil or a feminine form of Verdell. Its usage peaked in 1906 and has remained rare since, reflecting a trend of creative coinages in that era.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Virdie
Sibling names for Virtie
Names that share Virtie's style, for a brother or sister.
