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Vergil

/ˈvɝdʒəl/ · 97% boys · 19 born in 2025

Vergil has been given to about 2,024 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvɝdʒəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 766
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vergil per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 76
  • Born in 202519
  • All time2,024

How popular is Vergil?

Its best year was 1921, when 76 babies were given the name, ranking 812th. The typical living American called Vergil is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Vergil

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Virgil0.80
  2. Verlin0.65
  3. Cecil0.62
  4. Neil0.62
  5. Emil0.62
  6. Fermin0.62
  7. Vernie0.60
  8. Vernell0.60

Middle names for Vergil

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vergil Paul0.77
  2. Vergil John0.77
  3. Vergil Dean0.76
  4. Vergil Blake0.76
  5. Vergil Bryce0.76
  6. Vergil Wade0.76

Sibling names for Vergil

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.84
  2. Ilasister · 0.83
  3. Elouisesister · 0.82
  4. Cleoeither · 0.82
  5. Forestbrother · 0.78
  6. Archiebrother · 0.76

Where Vergil is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vergil Anderson0.77
    2. Vergil Reyes0.72
    3. Vergil Nguyen0.72
    4. Vergil Moore0.72
    5. Vergil Hall0.72
    6. Vergil Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Vergil

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.