Virdie
Feminine
Virdie is a pet name of two syllables, most likely from Virginia or a similar name, given as a name in its own right. It sounds like the Latin word for green, and it is fresh and old-fashioned at once.
How old is the name Virdie?
Virdie first appears in US birth records in 1889 — 136 years ago. The typical Virdie alive today was born around 1919, making them about 106 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Virdie are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Virdie most popular?
Virdie peaked in 1893, reaching #901 nationally. See the whole 1893 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Virdie
In Latin, viridis meant green, the green of new leaves and spring grass, and it gave English verdant and viridian, the deep blue-green pigment painters have used since the nineteenth century. Virdie most likely began as a pet form of Virginia, but its sound carries that green. It is a name that feels like early spring in a country garden.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records which longer name, if any, a given Virdie came from. It may shorten Virginia, Elvira or Verda, and no record says.
Pronouncing Virdie
VUR-dee
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Virdie
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1889
- Most girls named
- 192028 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #901reached in 1893
- Change vs 1947
- 0.0%6 in 1951, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Virdies among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Virdie are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Virdie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is almost certainly unique among the people she will meet.
- It is short and friendly.
- It reads as a nickname, and some will ask for the full name.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Virdies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Virdie are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Virdie in 2025?
- Virdie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Virdie with classmates?
- Virdie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More V names
The most-given names starting with V, all years combined.
Virginia#525 · Victoria#54 · Valerie#127 · Vanessa#377 · Vivian#70 · Veronica#427 · Violet#13 · Vicki
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