State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 82,627 Virginia births in 1964 across 1,193 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Virginia more than they say America.

#90Shelia#186 nationally
#97Franklin#189 nationally
#100Clarence#166 nationally
#83Calvin#145 nationally
#79Terry#139 nationally
#77Melvin#134 nationally
#95Frances#152 nationally
#82Crystal#136 nationally
#95Earl#149 nationally
#66Marvin#119 nationally
#31Wanda#81 nationally
#91Phyllis#140 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,259US #1
#2Mary895US #2
#3Karen796US #4
#4Donna729US #7
#5Teresa684US #21
#6Pamela677US #11
#7Tammy676US #10
#8Susan670US #3
#9Patricia669US #5
#10Kimberly628US #6
#11Cynthia626US #9
#12Deborah575US #12
#13Sharon559US #20
#14Angela541US #22
#15Sandra537US #13
#16Linda500US #8
#17Robin495US #27
#18Elizabeth468US #16
#19Brenda439US #18
#20Barbara383US #19
#21Cheryl348US #29
#22Rebecca323US #46
#23Laura318US #14
#24Sherry317US #50
#25Tina316US #34
#26Rhonda303US #43
#27Debra294US #24
#28Jennifer287US #31
#29Denise283US #25
#30Jacqueline281US #37
#31Wanda278US #81
#32Carolyn269US #56
#33Kathy269US #39
#34Theresa260US #38
#35Melissa257US #53
#36Nancy255US #26
#37Michelle251US #23
#38Janet243US #48
#39Lori242US #15
#40Carol240US #36
#41Tracy238US #40
#42Margaret233US #49
#43Sheila223US #51
#44Valerie223US #66
#45Catherine213US #54
#46Stephanie208US #57
#47Julie205US #17
#48Amy203US #44
#49Cindy200US #47
#50Connie195US #64
#51Debbie188US #52
#52Diane185US #32
#53Kelly183US #35
#54Dawn181US #33
#55Kim181US #42
#56Wendy180US #55
#57Terri178US #62
#58Paula177US #45
#59Christine174US #28
#60Dana172US #70
#61Sarah170US #92
#62Joyce168US #87
#63Cathy167US #75
#64Anita163US #85
#65Beverly160US #91
#66Regina159US #83
#67Janice156US #69
#68Betty152US #102
#69Kathleen145US #30
#70Penny145US #96
#71Martha144US #95
#72Virginia144US #109
#73Anne140US #76
#74Annette138US #68
#75Bonnie137US #89
#76Darlene135US #80
#77Katherine135US #82
#78Judy125US #74
#79Terry125US #139
#80Kathryn124US #84
#81Sherri124US #86
#82Crystal122US #136
#83Ann121US #60
#84Shirley118US #103
#85Diana116US #63
#86Leslie114US #73
#87Michele112US #58
#88Andrea110US #77
#89Laurie110US #59
#90Shelia110US #186
#91Phyllis107US #140
#92Vickie106US #127
#93Melinda104US #113
#94Tracey99US #111
#95Frances98US #152
#96Gloria98US #104
#97Alice97US #141
#98Rita95US #122
#99Suzanne94US #67
#100Carla93US #78

Boys

#1James1,985US #4
#2Michael1,771US #1
#3John1,722US #2
#4David1,666US #3
#5Robert1,594US #5
#6William1,417US #7
#7Mark925US #6
#8Richard899US #8
#9Charles854US #17
#10Thomas767US #9
#11Jeffrey758US #10
#12Timothy715US #15
#13Kenneth702US #18
#14Kevin607US #13
#15Joseph559US #11
#16Steven543US #12
#17Donald468US #25
#18Anthony466US #21
#19Gregory446US #22
#20Ronald441US #24
#21Paul438US #16
#22Gary432US #26
#23Christopher431US #23
#24Brian383US #20
#25George379US #33
#26Edward377US #27
#27Stephen342US #29
#28Daniel329US #19
#29Douglas321US #31
#30Scott319US #14
#31Keith313US #34
#32Eric291US #32
#33Larry277US #36
#34Jerry270US #40
#35Barry242US #69
#36Tony231US #50
#37Terry227US #35
#38Roger221US #49
#39Ricky219US #54
#40Todd219US #28
#41Patrick213US #30
#42Wayne213US #61
#43Dennis209US #42
#44Randy205US #38
#45Andrew190US #37
#46Carl185US #55
#47Raymond185US #44
#48Jeffery178US #45
#49Frank174US #41
#50Bruce173US #46
#51Walter173US #80
#52Darryl169US #87
#53Danny164US #56
#54Samuel164US #86
#55Bobby153US #73
#56Curtis152US #75
#57Troy151US #57
#58Rodney145US #59
#59Roy144US #89
#60Ronnie140US #104
#61Matthew139US #43
#62Russell139US #58
#63Lawrence135US #68
#64Allen133US #93
#65Alan132US #53
#66Marvin131US #119
#67Phillip127US #67
#68Johnny126US #74
#69Billy125US #71
#70Randall123US #66
#71Glenn121US #81
#72Ralph121US #103
#73Vincent119US #64
#74Darrell118US #96
#75Steve118US #51
#76Jimmy116US #78
#77Melvin116US #134
#78Gerald113US #60
#79Willie113US #90
#80Henry109US #92
#81Jonathan109US #83
#82Howard103US #116
#83Calvin102US #145
#84Dale102US #72
#85Harold102US #98
#86Reginald100US #128
#87Bryan99US #70
#88Craig95US #48
#89Peter95US #39
#90Dwayne94US #120
#91Jeff94US #52
#92Chris92US #65
#93Frederick90US #105
#94Mike89US #47
#95Earl88US #149
#96Philip88US #76
#97Franklin87US #189
#98Arthur86US #91
#99Harry85US #136
#100Clarence83US #166

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑33Dawn#54
↑24Dana#60
↑22Amy#48
↑21Valerie#44
↑20Stephanie#46
↑18Willie#79
↑16Terri#57
↑16Regina#66

Falling

↓23Virginia#72
↓21Ann#83
↓20Debbie#51
↓20Bonnie#75
↓17Katherine#77
↓17Judy#78
↓16Janice#67
↓16Gloria#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.