Is Vergil a boy or girl name?

Vergil is a boy’s name. Of the 2,024 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.8% were girls and 97.2% were boys.

Vergil

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Vergil was most popular in 1921, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,586 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,024 people named Vergil.

Vergil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vergil’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vergil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vergil is a boy’s name — 2.8% of the 2,024 Americans given it were girls and 97.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org