State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 79,625 Virginia births in 2014 across 2,412 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#97Londyn#154 nationally
#53Reagan#106 nationally
#91Colin#142 nationally
#86Bryce#131 nationally
#54London#93 nationally
#22Caroline#59 nationally
#90Kaiden#124 nationally
#87Mary#120 nationally
#47Eleanor#78 nationally
#73Cora#103 nationally
#79Micah#109 nationally
#81Sydney#109 nationally

Girls

#1Emma541US #1
#2Olivia541US #2
#3Ava445US #5
#4Sophia426US #3
#5Abigail405US #8
#6Isabella379US #4
#7Charlotte354US #10
#8Madison324US #9
#9Emily323US #7
#10Harper304US #11
#11Elizabeth254US #13
#12Avery244US #14
#13Mia241US #6
#14Evelyn239US #16
#15Lillian236US #25
#16Amelia235US #15
#17Chloe231US #18
#18Sofia225US #12
#19Grace218US #20
#20Addison206US #24
#21Natalie204US #23
#22Caroline203US #59
#23Anna202US #34
#24Hannah202US #28
#25Zoe200US #32
#26Layla199US #29
#27Ella192US #17
#28Lily192US #27
#29Aubrey189US #21
#30Savannah188US #38
#31Sadie183US #46
#32Victoria170US #19
#33Ariana166US #37
#34Zoey166US #22
#35Scarlett160US #30
#36Brooklyn156US #26
#37Skylar156US #48
#38Audrey155US #36
#39Riley154US #47
#40Peyton153US #56
#41Allison152US #39
#42Claire150US #44
#43Kennedy149US #54
#44Mackenzie145US #69
#45Madelyn145US #60
#46Sarah144US #50
#47Eleanor141US #78
#48Autumn139US #71
#49Genesis138US #68
#50Annabelle135US #57
#51Leah135US #35
#52Penelope135US #43
#53Reagan135US #106
#54London132US #93
#55Serenity132US #58
#56Katherine131US #82
#57Aria130US #31
#58Samantha130US #33
#59Gabriella128US #42
#60Arianna126US #40
#61Nora123US #49
#62Lucy122US #61
#63Ashley118US #87
#64Julia116US #86
#65Kaylee116US #52
#66Aaliyah115US #45
#67Madeline115US #89
#68Naomi115US #80
#69Alexis113US #65
#70Alyssa112US #76
#71Taylor112US #77
#72Alexandra111US #92
#73Cora111US #103
#74Hailey111US #51
#75Aubree108US #62
#76Ellie108US #55
#77Nevaeh108US #63
#78Piper106US #75
#79Lydia105US #84
#80Maya105US #74
#81Sydney105US #109
#82Brianna104US #85
#83Kylie101US #73
#84Violet99US #67
#85Eva98US #83
#86Stella97US #66
#87Mary92US #120
#88Sophie90US #91
#89Faith88US #79
#90Isabelle88US #96
#91Melanie88US #81
#92Trinity88US #110
#93Mila87US #72
#94Bella84US #70
#95Lauren84US #94
#96Eliana82US #117
#97Londyn82US #154
#98Morgan82US #102
#99Paisley81US #53
#100Alice80US #98

Boys

#1William596US #5
#2Liam522US #2
#3Mason494US #3
#4Noah487US #1
#5James467US #9
#6Jackson428US #18
#7Elijah426US #11
#8Michael425US #7
#9Jacob414US #4
#10Alexander403US #8
#11Ethan401US #6
#12Logan378US #13
#13John370US #26
#14Aiden369US #14
#15Benjamin354US #12
#16Lucas340US #19
#17Joshua339US #25
#18Gabriel337US #24
#19Matthew333US #16
#20Luke327US #28
#21Caleb324US #35
#22Andrew321US #22
#23Dylan313US #29
#24Joseph307US #20
#25David303US #17
#26Carter302US #27
#27Christopher295US #30
#28Daniel295US #10
#29Samuel277US #23
#30Christian274US #42
#31Landon267US #43
#32Henry264US #33
#33Ryan258US #37
#34Levi255US #45
#35Connor248US #52
#36Thomas248US #54
#37Jayden246US #15
#38Wyatt246US #39
#39Anthony245US #21
#40Hunter244US #40
#41Grayson240US #63
#42Robert236US #60
#43Charles235US #51
#44Owen232US #36
#45Nathan223US #38
#46Oliver222US #32
#47Cameron220US #53
#48Isaac219US #31
#49Jack217US #41
#50Jeremiah210US #56
#51Austin205US #66
#52Colton205US #65
#53Sebastian201US #34
#54Brayden198US #62
#55Josiah192US #64
#56Isaiah185US #48
#57Gavin182US #61
#58Jonathan181US #44
#59Jaxon180US #46
#60Nicholas176US #57
#61Eli171US #49
#62Chase169US #78
#63Evan169US #58
#64Aaron165US #50
#65Jordan161US #55
#66Parker161US #73
#67Tyler160US #72
#68Jason155US #75
#69Brandon151US #71
#70Adam150US #79
#71Zachary149US #82
#72Nathaniel146US #94
#73Tristan140US #98
#74Blake139US #84
#75Kayden138US #90
#76Camden136US #101
#77Jace136US #68
#78Kevin136US #70
#79Micah135US #109
#80Julian134US #47
#81Dominic129US #69
#82Ian129US #77
#83Justin127US #96
#84Ayden124US #74
#85Carson124US #91
#86Bryce121US #131
#87Xavier117US #88
#88Nolan115US #81
#89Easton114US #83
#90Kaiden114US #124
#91Colin113US #142
#92Adrian111US #59
#93Cooper111US #86
#94Jaxson111US #85
#95Asher109US #92
#96Lincoln109US #87
#97Bentley108US #89
#98Theodore107US #126
#99Hudson106US #80
#100Declan104US #123

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑37Ariana#33
↑33Mackenzie#44
↑28Eleanor#47
↑24Kayden#75
↑22Annabelle#50
↑20Sebastian#53
↑19Ellie#76
↑19Carter#26

Falling

↓28Brianna#82
↓27Samantha#58
↓27Alexis#69
↓24Morgan#98
↓22Katherine#56
↓21Zachary#71
↓19Aaliyah#66
↓18Gavin#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.