Given name & surname
Virgilio
“the staff-bearer”
Virgilio is a variant of Virgil. One Latin interpretation is “the staff-bearer.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Virgilio is a variant of Virgil. One Latin interpretation is “the staff-bearer.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Virgilio is a variant of Virgil. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Virgilio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,487
- 1,487 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,648 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,648 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,320 as a first name in 2020; 1,260 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Virgilio’s family of names
Virgilio shares a linguistic root with Virgil. In Italian usage, Virgilio has a conventional equivalent in the French form VIRGILE. Virgilio has a related form in Virgil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Virgilio has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Virgilio
- Virgilio Barco VargasPresident of Colombia (1986-1990)1921–1997
- Virgilio FossatiItalian footballer and manager (1891-1916)
- Virgilio NoèCatholic cardinal (1922-2011)
- Virgilio GiottiItalian poet (1885-1957)
- Virgilio LevrattoItalian footballer and manager (1904-1968)
- Virgilio MantegazzaItalian fencer (1889–1928)
- Virgilio PiñeraCuban writer (1912–1979)
- Virgilio MarosoItalian footballer (1925-1949)
- Virgilio MazzocchiItalian Baroque composer1597–1646
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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