Given name & surname
Virginius
“one who is pure; chaste”
Virginius is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Original LatinVerginius
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is pure; chaste.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
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
Virginius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Virginius’s family of names
Virginius has a related form in Virginio. Virginius has a related form in Virgino. In Latin usage, Virginius as a surname has a related form in Verginius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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