State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 76,654 Virginia births in 2018 across 2,450 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#64Ashley#130 nationally
#89Camden#152 nationally
#76Taylor#121 nationally
#65Reagan#107 nationally
#86Margaret#127 nationally
#18Caroline#56 nationally
#79Kingston#117 nationally
#66Madeline#100 nationally
#91Alexandra#125 nationally
#90Tristan#123 nationally
#71Micah#103 nationally
#26Genesis#57 nationally

Girls

#1Ava465US #3
#2Olivia449US #2
#3Emma443US #1
#4Charlotte428US #6
#5Sophia353US #5
#6Isabella344US #4
#7Amelia320US #8
#8Abigail314US #11
#9Harper308US #9
#10Evelyn294US #10
#11Elizabeth278US #13
#12Madison250US #22
#13Mia223US #7
#14Eleanor219US #32
#15Avery214US #16
#16Emily213US #12
#17Ella204US #15
#18Caroline200US #56
#19Grace198US #24
#20Aria192US #19
#21Hannah184US #33
#22Mila183US #14
#23Skylar181US #49
#24Layla179US #27
#25Nora171US #30
#26Genesis168US #57
#27Lillian166US #34
#28Riley165US #28
#29Scarlett163US #20
#30Sofia163US #17
#31Zoe163US #40
#32Penelope159US #26
#33Chloe158US #25
#34Victoria155US #21
#35Luna152US #23
#36Lily150US #31
#37Aubrey143US #37
#38Camila143US #18
#39Claire143US #50
#40Audrey141US #46
#41Addison140US #35
#42Stella140US #38
#43Natalie139US #39
#44Savannah139US #45
#45Lucy138US #51
#46Zoey138US #29
#47Hazel136US #42
#48Naomi132US #64
#49Anna130US #54
#50Brooklyn129US #47
#51Autumn126US #77
#52Kennedy125US #59
#53Bella123US #48
#54Madelyn119US #72
#55Cora115US #73
#56Aurora113US #44
#57Leah112US #41
#58Ellie111US #36
#59Sarah111US #66
#60Violet111US #43
#61Willow109US #60
#62Allison106US #70
#63Maya104US #62
#64Ashley102US #130
#65Reagan102US #107
#66Madeline100US #100
#67Everly99US #53
#68Kinsley99US #63
#69Serenity99US #75
#70Josephine98US #91
#71Paisley98US #52
#72Gabriella96US #69
#73Adeline95US #78
#74Ariana95US #68
#75Sadie95US #87
#76Taylor95US #121
#77Alice94US #71
#78Isla93US #82
#79Samantha93US #61
#80Aaliyah92US #65
#81Katherine91US #112
#82Mackenzie91US #106
#83Clara89US #103
#84Eliana89US #84
#85Lydia89US #89
#86Margaret89US #127
#87Eva87US #76
#88Brielle86US #99
#89Elena86US #67
#90Raelynn86US #116
#91Alexandra84US #125
#92Nova84US #55
#93Peyton84US #102
#94Arianna83US #95
#95Hailey83US #79
#96Sophie82US #98
#97Vivian82US #96
#98Emilia81US #58
#99Isabelle81US #113
#100Liliana81US #109

Boys

#1William512US #3
#2Liam505US #1
#3Noah471US #2
#4James432US #4
#5Alexander369US #11
#6Lucas369US #8
#7Benjamin354US #6
#8Elijah351US #7
#9Jacob340US #13
#10Mason339US #9
#11Oliver338US #5
#12Jackson322US #17
#13Logan310US #10
#14Michael303US #14
#15Ethan302US #12
#16Henry301US #16
#17John296US #26
#18Wyatt285US #27
#19Samuel284US #21
#20Daniel273US #15
#21Joseph272US #23
#22Luke271US #30
#23Grayson270US #32
#24Aiden269US #19
#25Owen265US #25
#26David257US #22
#27Gabriel253US #35
#28Dylan250US #31
#29Caleb249US #45
#30Matthew248US #20
#31Carter242US #24
#32Levi239US #33
#33Thomas232US #49
#34Christopher230US #42
#35Joshua223US #40
#36Charles219US #53
#37Sebastian219US #18
#38Isaac218US #34
#39Theodore216US #44
#40Asher212US #47
#41Jaxon211US #39
#42Ryan205US #46
#43Connor203US #58
#44Landon197US #61
#45Jack195US #28
#46Jayden193US #29
#47Anthony191US #38
#48Christian191US #54
#49Andrew188US #43
#50Josiah188US #52
#51Cameron181US #69
#52Mateo181US #37
#53Colton178US #68
#54Julian177US #36
#55Isaiah176US #51
#56Nathan172US #48
#57Lincoln165US #41
#58Carson163US #70
#59Nolan163US #65
#60Easton162US #66
#61Hunter161US #56
#62Eli160US #57
#63Ezra158US #59
#64Jonathan154US #63
#65Robert153US #71
#66Brayden152US #84
#67Jeremiah151US #64
#68Hudson150US #55
#69Adam141US #78
#70Adrian140US #62
#71Micah139US #103
#72Austin138US #81
#73Bryson138US #92
#74Leo132US #50
#75Aaron131US #60
#76Elias130US #67
#77Jaxson130US #76
#78Evan128US #85
#79Kingston126US #117
#80Nicholas126US #74
#81Ian125US #79
#82Declan124US #101
#83Greyson123US #77
#84Zachary122US #107
#85Chase121US #113
#86Parker119US #96
#87Jameson116US #91
#88Jason116US #99
#89Camden113US #152
#90Tristan113US #123
#91Everett110US #95
#92Miles108US #98
#93Silas108US #110
#94Jace107US #90
#95Jordan106US #80
#96Cooper104US #83
#97Dominic104US #75
#98Nathaniel103US #116
#99Tyler103US #119
#100Xavier103US #88

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑52Mila#22
↑26Madeline#66
↑26Theodore#39
↑24Asher#40
↑22Ashley#64
↑18Elias#76
↑17Julian#54
↑16Leah#57

Falling

↓33Peyton#93
↓32Samantha#79
↓30Sadie#75
↓24Dominic#97
↓21Jason#88
↓19Savannah#44
↓19Aaron#75
↓17Elena#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.