Washington was in the Top 500 American male names in many years between 1880 and 1901, ranking highest in 1884 at No. 330
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The name Virginia reached the height of its popularity in the first decade of the 20th century
Violet
Violet was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1901 and 1926. It fell out of the Top 1000 names altogether in the 1970s but by 2010 had rebounded to No. 123
Venus
293 American baby girls were named Venus in 1959, when the name reached its apex in the Top 1000 (No. 575)
Velma
Velma was a character in Scooby Doo cartoons and the name of Riff’s girlfriend in West Side Story.
Varina
According to Social Security statistics, at least 21 American baby girls were named Varina in the 1980s and 38 in the the 1970s
Valerie
Valerie hopped into the Top 100 American baby girl names in 1951 and pretty much stayed there until 1988
Val (Girl)
Most Vals, male and female, have a longer given name, but more males are named simply Val than females
Vitus
Wit is the Polish form of Vitus. Other forms include Veit (German), Vid (Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian), Vít (Czech, Slovak) and Veit (German)
Uta
Uta was the name of a 6th century Bavarian princess
Ursula
Ursula made it into the Top 500 USA baby girl names a few times in the 1960s and 70s
Urs
Urs, a short form of Ursus, is a male name found primarily in German-speaking Switzerland