State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 79,893 Virginia births in 2015 across 2,444 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#76Bryce#131 nationally
#75Sydney#122 nationally
#53Reagan#99 nationally
#18Caroline#62 nationally
#90Josephine#131 nationally
#83Mary#123 nationally
#66London#105 nationally
#46Katherine#84 nationally
#70Camden#104 nationally
#78Declan#112 nationally
#34Genesis#65 nationally
#58Cora#88 nationally

Girls

#1Emma467US #1
#2Olivia461US #2
#3Ava458US #4
#4Charlotte404US #9
#5Sophia396US #3
#6Abigail367US #7
#7Isabella327US #5
#8Madison306US #11
#9Elizabeth305US #13
#10Harper300US #10
#11Mia286US #6
#12Emily276US #8
#13Avery254US #16
#14Evelyn240US #15
#15Amelia238US #12
#16Grace224US #19
#17Sofia224US #14
#18Caroline213US #62
#19Lillian204US #26
#20Savannah201US #38
#21Aubrey198US #21
#22Ella195US #18
#23Chloe194US #17
#24Addison193US #24
#25Layla191US #30
#26Natalie191US #27
#27Skylar191US #42
#28Hannah188US #28
#29Zoe179US #33
#30Scarlett175US #22
#31Victoria170US #20
#32Zoey166US #23
#33Allison164US #39
#34Genesis164US #65
#35Riley162US #35
#36Aria159US #29
#37Eleanor158US #60
#38Lily158US #25
#39Audrey156US #37
#40Claire154US #49
#41Anna152US #44
#42Penelope152US #34
#43Kennedy147US #58
#44Mackenzie146US #73
#45Nora146US #41
#46Katherine143US #84
#47Autumn139US #69
#48Leah137US #36
#49Madelyn135US #59
#50Samantha135US #40
#51Sadie134US #52
#52Brooklyn130US #31
#53Reagan129US #99
#54Maya127US #68
#55Ariana125US #46
#56Sarah125US #57
#57Ashley123US #86
#58Cora121US #88
#59Naomi121US #75
#60Violet120US #50
#61Alexa118US #32
#62Gabriella118US #54
#63Kaylee118US #61
#64Brianna115US #82
#65Taylor115US #77
#66London114US #105
#67Lucy111US #55
#68Paisley110US #45
#69Serenity110US #71
#70Piper109US #67
#71Arianna108US #56
#72Kylie108US #66
#73Alexandra107US #100
#74Mila107US #53
#75Sydney107US #122
#76Aaliyah106US #47
#77Lydia105US #80
#78Stella105US #51
#79Annabelle104US #92
#80Madeline104US #91
#81Alyssa103US #93
#82Peyton98US #72
#83Mary97US #123
#84Hailey96US #64
#85Faith95US #90
#86Clara94US #98
#87Julia94US #89
#88Ellie93US #48
#89Eva92US #76
#90Josephine92US #131
#91Isabelle91US #94
#92Kinsley91US #113
#93Aurora90US #78
#94Hazel90US #63
#95Eliana89US #102
#96Lauren89US #119
#97Alexis88US #85
#98Morgan88US #121
#99Nevaeh86US #70
#100Camila84US #43

Boys

#1William555US #5
#2Noah520US #1
#3Liam512US #2
#4James499US #7
#5Mason450US #3
#6Jackson424US #17
#7Jacob411US #4
#8Michael390US #9
#9Benjamin388US #10
#10Elijah388US #11
#11Alexander372US #8
#12Ethan368US #6
#13Aiden361US #13
#14Lucas341US #16
#15Daniel337US #12
#16Logan334US #14
#17Matthew331US #15
#18John328US #26
#19Luke321US #28
#20Samuel321US #23
#21Christopher316US #32
#22Henry315US #29
#23Gabriel313US #22
#24Andrew303US #30
#25David301US #18
#26Landon300US #46
#27Joseph298US #21
#28Dylan284US #27
#29Joshua283US #33
#30Caleb276US #37
#31Anthony272US #25
#32Grayson269US #47
#33Oliver267US #19
#34Carter266US #24
#35Levi255US #42
#36Wyatt252US #34
#37Christian251US #43
#38Thomas248US #51
#39Jayden247US #20
#40Owen244US #36
#41Ryan236US #39
#42Charles233US #50
#43Cameron230US #56
#44Colton229US #60
#45Isaac227US #31
#46Connor225US #55
#47Hunter224US #41
#48Josiah221US #57
#49Jack214US #40
#50Isaiah208US #49
#51Jeremiah204US #54
#52Nathan197US #38
#53Robert196US #63
#54Jaxon192US #44
#55Chase190US #74
#56Eli186US #53
#57Jonathan186US #48
#58Brayden182US #61
#59Nicholas172US #62
#60Sebastian170US #35
#61Adam166US #73
#62Zachary162US #88
#63Austin159US #69
#64Jordan156US #59
#65Nolan155US #71
#66Asher150US #82
#67Julian150US #45
#68Parker150US #72
#69Gavin147US #70
#70Camden145US #104
#71Jason145US #86
#72Tristan140US #101
#73Ayden139US #87
#74Cooper136US #77
#75Evan136US #67
#76Bryce135US #131
#77Ian135US #76
#78Declan134US #112
#79Tyler133US #81
#80Aaron131US #52
#81Dominic127US #68
#82Hudson126US #65
#83Adrian125US #58
#84Easton124US #78
#85Jaxson124US #84
#86Brandon122US #83
#87Kayden122US #95
#88Lincoln121US #66
#89Theodore121US #99
#90Nathaniel115US #97
#91Jace114US #75
#92Kevin114US #79
#93Micah113US #105
#94Ryder111US #98
#95Carson108US #89
#96Xavier108US #90
#97Ezra107US #93
#98Blake105US #96
#99Wesley105US #126
#100Angel102US #64

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑31Paisley#68
↑29Asher#66
↑26Maya#54
↑24Violet#60
↑23Nolan#65
↑22Declan#78
↑21Aria#36
↑19Mila#74

Falling

↓42Peyton#82
↓29Annabelle#79
↓28Alexis#97
↓24Blake#98
↓23Julia#87
↓22Ariana#55
↓22Nevaeh#99
↓20Sadie#51

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.