State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 78,202 Virginia births in 2012 across 2,387 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#79Catherine#165 nationally
#93Margaret#177 nationally
#80Camden#156 nationally
#97Cora#155 nationally
#25Caroline#80 nationally
#91Sean#145 nationally
#83Eleanor#134 nationally
#51Reagan#97 nationally
#98Declan#143 nationally
#81Penelope#125 nationally
#92Clara#136 nationally
#86Gabrielle#129 nationally

Girls

#1Emma519US #2
#2Sophia513US #1
#3Olivia496US #4
#4Abigail403US #7
#5Isabella390US #3
#6Ava388US #5
#7Madison365US #9
#8Emily323US #6
#9Charlotte309US #19
#10Elizabeth267US #10
#11Chloe265US #11
#12Hannah253US #22
#13Ella249US #12
#14Avery243US #13
#15Lillian237US #25
#16Addison230US #14
#17Lily224US #16
#18Grace223US #21
#19Harper215US #24
#20Layla212US #31
#21Amelia209US #23
#22Natalie208US #17
#23Mia199US #8
#24Aubrey197US #15
#25Caroline187US #80
#26Savannah183US #43
#27Sofia179US #18
#28Anna172US #34
#29Claire168US #45
#30Brooklyn165US #29
#31Zoe165US #30
#32Alexis164US #40
#33Leah163US #33
#34Katherine162US #64
#35Evelyn161US #27
#36Victoria159US #28
#37Zoey156US #20
#38Taylor153US #46
#39Allison152US #38
#40Genesis152US #56
#41Hailey148US #32
#42Samantha148US #26
#43Gabriella145US #37
#44Aaliyah144US #36
#45Audrey142US #41
#46Ashley140US #50
#47Nevaeh140US #39
#48Sarah140US #42
#49Kaylee138US #35
#50Mackenzie136US #71
#51Reagan136US #97
#52Riley136US #47
#53Sydney135US #78
#54Alyssa133US #44
#55Skylar132US #87
#56Lucy122US #66
#57Kylie120US #59
#58Peyton120US #53
#59Julia119US #65
#60Arianna118US #49
#61Makayla118US #70
#62Sophie116US #52
#63Madelyn114US #67
#64Alexandra113US #76
#65Trinity112US #91
#66Naomi111US #79
#67Autumn110US #68
#68Serenity109US #58
#69Brianna108US #51
#70Kayla108US #69
#71Kennedy108US #84
#72Lydia107US #95
#73Madeline107US #96
#74Annabelle105US #99
#75London103US #94
#76Scarlett103US #61
#77Faith101US #75
#78Morgan100US #82
#79Catherine97US #165
#80Lauren97US #72
#81Penelope97US #125
#82Aubree96US #60
#83Eleanor96US #134
#84Maya96US #63
#85Mary95US #121
#86Gabrielle91US #129
#87Ariana90US #74
#88Stella88US #62
#89Brooke87US #102
#90Eva86US #86
#91Molly86US #90
#92Clara84US #136
#93Margaret84US #177
#94Piper84US #98
#95Jasmine83US #83
#96Bella81US #54
#97Cora81US #155
#98Jordyn81US #122
#99Isabel80US #135
#100Khloe80US #55

Boys

#1William647US #5
#2Mason546US #2
#3Liam502US #6
#4Jacob487US #1
#5Elijah483US #13
#6Noah471US #4
#7James464US #14
#8Ethan432US #3
#9Jackson424US #21
#10Michael423US #7
#11Alexander402US #9
#12Aiden383US #10
#13Andrew371US #18
#14Benjamin364US #16
#15Matthew364US #12
#16Jayden361US #8
#17Joshua355US #17
#18Christopher342US #23
#19John340US #28
#20Ryan329US #26
#21Caleb328US #32
#22Samuel327US #25
#23Gabriel324US #24
#24Logan322US #22
#25Daniel318US #11
#26Christian314US #33
#27Joseph294US #19
#28David293US #20
#29Lucas292US #27
#30Landon284US #35
#31Anthony276US #15
#32Thomas259US #63
#33Luke255US #37
#34Jonathan252US #34
#35Brayden249US #39
#36Dylan244US #31
#37Henry244US #44
#38Nathan244US #29
#39Carter241US #36
#40Hunter235US #45
#41Jeremiah235US #52
#42Cameron231US #54
#43Owen229US #38
#44Evan225US #47
#45Isaac223US #30
#46Charles214US #62
#47Levi213US #55
#48Connor211US #59
#49Gavin208US #40
#50Austin206US #58
#51Nicholas201US #49
#52Tyler201US #50
#53Wyatt198US #41
#54Colton188US #65
#55Robert187US #60
#56Zachary187US #67
#57Eli186US #43
#58Chase185US #77
#59Isaiah181US #42
#60Josiah181US #79
#61Aaron177US #51
#62Jordan175US #48
#63Jack172US #46
#64Kevin168US #69
#65Grayson166US #86
#66Jason165US #76
#67Brandon161US #56
#68Justin161US #74
#69Adam160US #82
#70Blake159US #71
#71Nathaniel152US #84
#72Ian147US #78
#73Xavier145US #80
#74Julian139US #53
#75Tristan138US #88
#76Jaxon137US #66
#77Ayden135US #68
#78Parker135US #81
#79Bentley129US #75
#80Camden129US #156
#81Sebastian129US #64
#82Micah123US #103
#83Oliver123US #73
#84Bryce122US #117
#85Adrian121US #61
#86Dominic117US #70
#87Hayden111US #109
#88Cole109US #102
#89Cooper107US #83
#90Angel106US #57
#91Sean105US #145
#92Timothy105US #118
#93Aidan104US #116
#94Colin104US #124
#95Bryson100US #94
#96Kayden98US #97
#97Patrick98US #140
#98Declan97US #143
#99Jace96US #85
#100Nolan96US #89

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑43Skylar#55
↑36Genesis#40
↑33Harper#19
↑23Zoey#37
↑20Annabelle#74
↑19Camden#80
↑17Amelia#21
↑16Levi#47

Falling

↓33Lauren#80
↓28Jasmine#95
↓26Khloe#100
↓25Molly#91
↓24Sarah#48
↓24Brooke#89
↓23Brianna#69
↓22Isaiah#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.