State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 80,585 Virginia births in 2008 across 2,390 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#75Reagan#143 nationally
#80Catherine#148 nationally
#33Caroline#94 nationally
#88Kendall#149 nationally
#86Laila#140 nationally
#39Charlotte#86 nationally
#80Patrick#127 nationally
#78Micah#121 nationally
#77Jayla#117 nationally
#77Colin#114 nationally
#63Mary#96 nationally
#95Jordan#128 nationally

Girls

#1Emma467US #1
#2Abigail461US #8
#3Madison455US #6
#4Emily434US #3
#5Olivia406US #4
#6Isabella388US #2
#7Sophia375US #7
#8Ava361US #5
#9Elizabeth348US #9
#10Chloe329US #10
#11Hannah292US #17
#12Sarah273US #20
#13Addison272US #12
#14Taylor271US #22
#15Alexis269US #15
#16Ashley256US #18
#17Grace250US #21
#18Natalie245US #13
#19Samantha236US #11
#20Alyssa230US #16
#21Allison221US #32
#22Ella221US #19
#23Katherine221US #45
#24Lillian216US #29
#25Anna211US #26
#26Lily202US #24
#27Kayla194US #28
#28Brianna191US #23
#29Makayla184US #37
#30Savannah180US #33
#31Sydney174US #49
#32Riley170US #39
#33Caroline169US #94
#34Hailey169US #25
#35Mia166US #14
#36Victoria166US #27
#37Leah163US #40
#38Kaylee162US #31
#39Charlotte161US #86
#40Lauren160US #30
#41Julia154US #41
#42Nevaeh154US #34
#43Kaitlyn150US #53
#44Madeline148US #56
#45Peyton146US #60
#46Gabriella143US #35
#47Avery142US #38
#48Gabrielle142US #79
#49Jessica140US #59
#50Morgan140US #46
#51Layla133US #55
#52Mackenzie133US #65
#53Madelyn133US #64
#54Claire132US #62
#55Alexandra131US #61
#56Brooke131US #52
#57Jasmine130US #43
#58Audrey129US #44
#59Sofia126US #36
#60Ariana123US #81
#61Destiny123US #47
#62Trinity123US #70
#63Mary122US #96
#64Evelyn117US #54
#65Kimberly115US #57
#66Zoe114US #58
#67Aubrey112US #42
#68Sophie112US #75
#69Autumn111US #87
#70Kylie111US #51
#71Rachel110US #74
#72Haley108US #102
#73Megan106US #100
#74Arianna102US #66
#75Reagan102US #143
#76Aaliyah100US #76
#77Jayla97US #117
#78Amelia95US #68
#79Brooklyn95US #48
#80Catherine95US #148
#81Katelyn94US #80
#82Maya94US #71
#83Sara91US #92
#84Bailey89US #82
#85Genesis89US #95
#86Laila89US #140
#87Sadie89US #109
#88Kendall88US #149
#89Lucy88US #112
#90Jenna87US #108
#91Rebecca87US #118
#92Faith86US #90
#93Jennifer86US #84
#94Isabelle85US #93
#95Jordan85US #128
#96Jada84US #110
#97Molly84US #104
#98Naomi84US #119
#99Maria83US #63
#100Kennedy82US #115

Boys

#1William679US #8
#2Jacob595US #1
#3Ethan552US #3
#4Joshua552US #4
#5Michael549US #2
#6Christopher522US #9
#7James472US #17
#8Matthew467US #10
#9Jayden451US #11
#10Alexander440US #6
#11Andrew433US #12
#12Noah432US #15
#13John425US #20
#14Daniel422US #5
#15Joseph410US #13
#16Elijah407US #22
#17Ryan403US #18
#18Aiden383US #16
#19Christian383US #23
#20Benjamin372US #25
#21Anthony369US #7
#22David347US #14
#23Tyler345US #28
#24Jackson344US #32
#25Logan332US #19
#26Gabriel328US #24
#27Jonathan323US #26
#28Dylan321US #31
#29Nathan317US #21
#30Nicholas316US #29
#31Samuel307US #27
#32Caleb299US #34
#33Brandon286US #33
#34Landon285US #45
#35Kevin283US #41
#36Thomas279US #52
#37Justin275US #44
#38Mason270US #35
#39Luke253US #43
#40Gavin249US #30
#41Isaiah247US #42
#42Robert247US #49
#43Cameron239US #53
#44Zachary237US #47
#45Evan232US #38
#46Jason229US #60
#47Austin228US #55
#48Connor226US #57
#49Hunter211US #54
#50Jordan210US #48
#51Lucas210US #46
#52Jack209US #39
#53Charles207US #63
#54Aidan206US #59
#55Brayden206US #51
#56Isaac196US #37
#57Chase192US #67
#58Nathaniel192US #77
#59Tristan186US #81
#60Liam185US #75
#61Owen185US #58
#62Sean185US #83
#63Aaron179US #50
#64Adam178US #72
#65Jeremiah178US #68
#66Henry173US #78
#67Wyatt173US #62
#68Carter163US #65
#69Ian154US #80
#70Hayden149US #76
#71Josiah139US #95
#72Xavier138US #71
#73Brian137US #87
#74Kyle137US #97
#75Bryan136US #82
#76Jose132US #40
#77Colin129US #114
#78Micah128US #121
#79Richard128US #108
#80Patrick126US #127
#81Blake125US #90
#82Colton124US #98
#83Eli123US #99
#84Eric123US #86
#85Jaden123US #88
#86Timothy118US #107
#87Angel117US #36
#88Cole117US #85
#89Julian117US #61
#90Parker116US #103
#91Adrian115US #56
#92Ayden114US #91
#93Brady114US #94
#94Sebastian111US #74
#95Steven111US #104
#96Caden108US #96
#97Brody106US #70
#98Devin106US #109
#99Alex104US #84
#100Peyton104US #130

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑42Madelyn#53
↑36Leah#37
↑22Ariana#60
↑19Aubrey#67
↑19Micah#78
↑16Layla#51
↑16Josiah#71
↑15Caroline#33

Falling

↓40Jordan#95
↓34Isabelle#94
↓31Jennifer#93
↓27Jasmine#57
↓21Maya#82
↓19Rachel#71
↓18Mackenzie#52
↓18Brady#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.