State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 77,996 Virginia births in 2013 across 2,365 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#91Margaret#180 nationally
#94Catherine#170 nationally
#96Patrick#154 nationally
#57Reagan#104 nationally
#71Bryce#117 nationally
#96Mckenzie#140 nationally
#34Katherine#77 nationally
#89Clara#131 nationally
#24Caroline#63 nationally
#88Cora#127 nationally
#36Skylar#73 nationally
#88Declan#121 nationally

Girls

#1Emma543US #2
#2Olivia519US #3
#3Sophia499US #1
#4Ava409US #5
#5Abigail385US #8
#6Isabella375US #4
#7Charlotte337US #11
#8Emily328US #7
#9Madison319US #9
#10Elizabeth273US #10
#11Chloe252US #14
#12Harper249US #16
#13Hannah240US #23
#14Mia239US #6
#15Lillian231US #26
#16Avery228US #12
#17Amelia222US #17
#18Grace212US #22
#19Aubrey211US #18
#20Ella205US #15
#21Evelyn205US #20
#22Addison201US #19
#23Natalie197US #21
#24Caroline192US #63
#25Lily187US #27
#26Savannah186US #36
#27Layla185US #30
#28Sofia172US #13
#29Anna170US #35
#30Zoe162US #31
#31Samantha160US #29
#32Audrey156US #33
#33Genesis155US #55
#34Katherine153US #77
#35Claire152US #50
#36Skylar152US #73
#37Riley151US #45
#38Sadie151US #49
#39Allison149US #34
#40Leah149US #32
#41Sarah148US #48
#42Alexis146US #47
#43Zoey145US #24
#44Victoria144US #25
#45Gabriella143US #38
#46Kennedy140US #65
#47Aaliyah138US #37
#48Ashley137US #67
#49Brooklyn136US #28
#50Scarlett136US #42
#51Arianna135US #44
#52Autumn134US #64
#53Kaylee133US #40
#54Brianna131US #71
#55Peyton128US #51
#56Serenity127US #52
#57Reagan126US #104
#58London124US #85
#59Aria121US #41
#60Penelope120US #56
#61Madelyn119US #68
#62Nevaeh119US #46
#63Lucy118US #66
#64Naomi118US #86
#65Hailey117US #43
#66Sydney117US #98
#67Alexandra116US #82
#68Taylor116US #59
#69Madeline113US #90
#70Ariana111US #54
#71Alyssa110US #57
#72Annabelle110US #81
#73Aubree108US #53
#74Morgan106US #100
#75Eleanor105US #106
#76Julia104US #75
#77Mackenzie104US #62
#78Lydia103US #95
#79Nora102US #83
#80Kylie99US #61
#81Lauren99US #92
#82Violet98US #69
#83Faith97US #89
#84Makayla97US #94
#85Eva96US #88
#86Sophie96US #76
#87Piper95US #97
#88Cora91US #127
#89Clara88US #131
#90Isabelle88US #114
#91Margaret87US #180
#92Stella87US #70
#93Camila86US #39
#94Catherine86US #170
#95Ellie86US #74
#96Mckenzie86US #140
#97Alice85US #107
#98Maya85US #72
#99Molly85US #102
#100Trinity85US #108

Boys

#1William598US #5
#2Noah518US #1
#3Liam516US #3
#4Mason477US #4
#5Jacob471US #2
#6Jackson448US #16
#7Ethan440US #6
#8Elijah435US #11
#9James426US #13
#10Michael407US #7
#11Aiden374US #12
#12Benjamin365US #14
#13John364US #27
#14Alexander359US #8
#15Gabriel353US #24
#16Daniel346US #10
#17Christopher337US #26
#18Matthew337US #15
#19Joshua331US #21
#20Caleb329US #32
#21David320US #17
#22Samuel317US #25
#23Landon308US #39
#24Lucas308US #23
#25Logan307US #18
#26Jayden300US #9
#27Luke300US #34
#28Henry296US #37
#29Ryan296US #30
#30Andrew294US #22
#31Christian287US #35
#32Joseph287US #20
#33Nathan273US #31
#34Anthony261US #19
#35Hunter244US #36
#36Dylan242US #29
#37Thomas241US #61
#38Wyatt238US #42
#39Gavin234US #50
#40Cameron230US #59
#41Charles230US #57
#42Isaac230US #28
#43Owen225US #38
#44Connor224US #56
#45Carter223US #33
#46Jack222US #40
#47Brayden215US #48
#48Jonathan214US #41
#49Isaiah212US #44
#50Zachary212US #73
#51Levi210US #49
#52Grayson209US #77
#53Colton208US #65
#54Robert199US #62
#55Oliver195US #52
#56Tyler195US #63
#57Nicholas194US #54
#58Jeremiah189US #58
#59Josiah183US #69
#60Eli177US #43
#61Austin171US #64
#62Brandon170US #70
#63Jason170US #79
#64Jaxon165US #45
#65Jordan162US #53
#66Parker161US #74
#67Adam160US #82
#68Chase160US #78
#69Aaron152US #51
#70Camden151US #99
#71Bryce149US #117
#72Justin149US #85
#73Sebastian146US #46
#74Blake144US #75
#75Evan143US #55
#76Jace143US #66
#77Nathaniel140US #91
#78Ayden138US #71
#79Cooper131US #84
#80Julian131US #47
#81Tristan129US #96
#82Dominic128US #68
#83Ian128US #80
#84Micah127US #105
#85Jase125US #89
#86Bentley122US #81
#87Kevin122US #72
#88Declan119US #121
#89Cole118US #114
#90Adrian115US #60
#91Xavier115US #83
#92Nolan109US #86
#93Hudson108US #87
#94Carson104US #90
#95Easton102US #88
#96Patrick101US #154
#97Asher100US #104
#98Brody99US #94
#99Kayden98US #93
#100Silas97US #116

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑28Oliver#55
↑26Scarlett#50
↑25Kennedy#46
↑23Jace#76
↑21Penelope#60
↑19Skylar#36
↑17London#58
↑17Ariana#70

Falling

↓35Trinity#100
↓31Evan#75
↓30Taylor#68
↓27Mackenzie#77
↓24Hailey#65
↓24Sophie#86
↓23Kylie#80
↓23Makayla#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.