State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 76,758 Virginia births in 2017 across 2,430 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#89Ryleigh#161 nationally
#59Reagan#98 nationally
#93Margaret#132 nationally
#81Annabelle#118 nationally
#86Ashley#122 nationally
#82Declan#115 nationally
#24Caroline#55 nationally
#57Bryson#86 nationally
#60Peyton#89 nationally
#92Tristan#121 nationally
#67Clara#95 nationally
#29Genesis#56 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia474US #2
#2Ava462US #3
#3Emma439US #1
#4Charlotte420US #7
#5Isabella352US #4
#6Sophia332US #5
#7Harper315US #11
#8Abigail310US #10
#9Evelyn293US #9
#10Amelia292US #8
#11Elizabeth290US #13
#12Madison274US #17
#13Mia268US #6
#14Emily249US #12
#15Avery216US #14
#16Grace215US #21
#17Lillian206US #27
#18Riley202US #25
#19Ella197US #16
#20Hannah188US #32
#21Sofia182US #15
#22Skylar179US #48
#23Eleanor178US #36
#24Caroline177US #55
#25Savannah177US #38
#26Aria176US #20
#27Scarlett175US #18
#28Nora168US #29
#29Genesis167US #56
#30Layla164US #26
#31Addison163US #34
#32Claire163US #49
#33Lily162US #33
#34Chloe157US #22
#35Aubrey154US #31
#36Victoria152US #19
#37Penelope149US #24
#38Zoe147US #41
#39Natalie145US #35
#40Kennedy143US #58
#41Zoey137US #28
#42Camila132US #23
#43Naomi129US #69
#44Lucy128US #52
#45Sadie128US #71
#46Anna126US #53
#47Samantha126US #54
#48Bella125US #50
#49Brooklyn125US #39
#50Luna125US #37
#51Violet125US #47
#52Ellie124US #44
#53Autumn121US #75
#54Audrey118US #46
#55Madelyn118US #63
#56Kinsley117US #59
#57Stella117US #42
#58Cora116US #83
#59Reagan116US #98
#60Peyton115US #89
#61Hazel114US #43
#62Allison112US #61
#63Adeline111US #64
#64Sarah110US #62
#65Willow110US #80
#66Maya109US #60
#67Clara108US #95
#68Gabriella108US #65
#69Alice107US #70
#70Ariana107US #67
#71Aurora106US #51
#72Elena105US #68
#73Leah105US #40
#74Mila104US #30
#75Eva103US #73
#76Paisley102US #45
#77Quinn102US #76
#78Aaliyah101US #57
#79Piper100US #81
#80Lydia99US #85
#81Annabelle98US #118
#82Julia97US #93
#83Serenity95US #78
#84Aubree94US #86
#85Josephine94US #107
#86Ashley93US #122
#87Eliana93US #88
#88Mackenzie92US #100
#89Ryleigh92US #161
#90Katherine91US #105
#91Arianna90US #87
#92Madeline89US #99
#93Margaret89US #132
#94Kaylee88US #84
#95Nevaeh88US #74
#96Brianna85US #123
#97Emilia84US #77
#98Faith82US #117
#99Isabelle81US #92
#100Ruby81US #79

Boys

#1Liam545US #1
#2William525US #3
#3Noah500US #2
#4James473US #4
#5Benjamin371US #6
#6Lucas366US #11
#7Mason362US #7
#8Elijah359US #8
#9Michael344US #12
#10Jackson342US #20
#11Alexander338US #13
#12Jacob332US #9
#13Logan327US #5
#14Oliver321US #10
#15John318US #27
#16Ethan309US #14
#17Henry309US #19
#18Aiden305US #17
#19Wyatt303US #25
#20Samuel300US #21
#21Carter288US #24
#22Matthew287US #16
#23Joshua284US #38
#24Daniel282US #15
#25Grayson280US #34
#26Dylan278US #29
#27Luke274US #30
#28Christopher268US #39
#29Caleb262US #50
#30Owen262US #28
#31Gabriel257US #31
#32David250US #22
#33Joseph250US #18
#34Isaac235US #32
#35Charles230US #48
#36Levi230US #35
#37Anthony219US #33
#38Josiah219US #51
#39Jayden217US #26
#40Ryan215US #44
#41Andrew210US #40
#42Connor209US #56
#43Sebastian204US #23
#44Jack203US #36
#45Christian200US #52
#46Jaxon196US #43
#47Thomas194US #49
#48Cameron190US #60
#49Landon188US #57
#50Jonathan187US #55
#51Robert185US #65
#52Jeremiah183US #63
#53Isaiah180US #46
#54Lincoln172US #41
#55Mateo172US #42
#56Aaron171US #47
#57Bryson171US #86
#58Ezra171US #69
#59Nathan171US #45
#60Easton169US #66
#61Hunter169US #53
#62Adam168US #77
#63Eli168US #54
#64Asher167US #59
#65Theodore165US #61
#66Colton157US #70
#67Jason146US #92
#68Nolan146US #67
#69Nicholas145US #68
#70Carson141US #83
#71Julian140US #37
#72Parker140US #90
#73Dominic138US #74
#74Brayden136US #72
#75Adrian130US #58
#76Jaxson128US #79
#77Chase126US #94
#78Zachary126US #103
#79Ian125US #76
#80Austin124US #75
#81Everett124US #106
#82Declan119US #115
#83Greyson119US #80
#84Hudson118US #64
#85Roman116US #91
#86Maverick115US #84
#87Micah115US #107
#88Leo114US #62
#89Nathaniel112US #112
#90Tyler112US #105
#91Bentley110US #101
#92Tristan110US #121
#93Xavier109US #89
#94Elias107US #78
#95Ezekiel106US #82
#96Jameson106US #100
#97Jordan106US #73
#98Sawyer106US #95
#99Weston106US #109
#100Jace105US #87

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑48Bella#48
↑38Camila#42
↑35Ezra#58
↑28Mateo#55
↑24Willow#65
↑23Violet#51
↑20Carson#70
↑19Aurora#71

Falling

↓33Madeline#92
↓29Annabelle#81
↓28Jordan#97
↓26Ashley#86
↓24Leah#73
↓23Katherine#90
↓22Ariana#70
↓21Paisley#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.