State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,760 Virginia births in 2020 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.

#98Camden#167 nationally
#86Ashley#153 nationally
#77Margaret#126 nationally
#95Kaiden#139 nationally
#28Caroline#71 nationally
#71Reagan#114 nationally
#67Clara#103 nationally
#80Bryson#115 nationally
#100Faith#134 nationally
#99George#132 nationally
#87Amir#117 nationally
#33Genesis#62 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte457US #5
#2Olivia451US #1
#3Ava395US #3
#4Emma381US #2
#5Amelia327US #6
#6Sophia312US #4
#7Isabella288US #7
#8Harper268US #10
#9Elizabeth267US #16
#10Evelyn250US #9
#11Mia229US #8
#12Abigail226US #12
#13Eleanor217US #22
#14Madison214US #23
#15Ella197US #15
#16Layla190US #24
#17Avery184US #19
#18Scarlett178US #21
#19Emily176US #18
#20Luna176US #14
#21Zoe173US #40
#22Lily171US #35
#23Gianna165US #13
#24Aria164US #27
#25Lillian164US #46
#26Riley161US #33
#27Nora160US #30
#28Caroline157US #71
#29Chloe157US #25
#30Sofia156US #17
#31Grace153US #28
#32Hannah151US #39
#33Genesis149US #62
#34Penelope146US #26
#35Skylar139US #64
#36Camila138US #11
#37Zoey137US #32
#38Addison136US #47
#39Naomi136US #52
#40Eliana135US #53
#41Isla134US #44
#42Nova132US #38
#43Ellie130US #29
#44Violet129US #37
#45Natalie127US #51
#46Aubrey126US #56
#47Aurora125US #36
#48Hazel124US #31
#49Lucy124US #50
#50Claire122US #58
#51Mila122US #20
#52Audrey121US #60
#53Stella121US #42
#54Willow120US #48
#55Kinsley116US #59
#56Madelyn116US #66
#57Allison114US #80
#58Maya113US #61
#59Savannah113US #67
#60Autumn112US #82
#61Kennedy110US #72
#62Victoria108US #34
#63Serenity106US #69
#64Brooklyn104US #54
#65Cora103US #88
#66Everly102US #43
#67Clara100US #103
#68Madeline100US #96
#69Sadie97US #78
#70Josephine96US #87
#71Reagan96US #114
#72Paisley95US #49
#73Emilia94US #41
#74Aaliyah93US #65
#75Bella93US #63
#76Leah93US #45
#77Margaret92US #126
#78Anna89US #68
#79Elena89US #55
#80Alice88US #76
#81Brielle87US #100
#82Peyton84US #98
#83Sophie84US #75
#84Lydia83US #95
#85Samantha83US #90
#86Ashley81US #153
#87Hailey81US #81
#88Quinn81US #84
#89Valentina80US #73
#90Everleigh79US #94
#91Gabriella79US #77
#92Eliza78US #115
#93Leilani77US #92
#94Sarah77US #86
#95Ariana76US #79
#96Mary76US #123
#97Adeline75US #99
#98Nevaeh74US #83
#99Mackenzie73US #119
#100Faith72US #134

Boys

#1Liam515US #1
#2Noah465US #2
#3William434US #5
#4James393US #6
#5Oliver369US #3
#6Elijah335US #4
#7Henry327US #9
#8Lucas326US #8
#9Jackson321US #17
#10Benjamin316US #7
#11Mason316US #11
#12Theodore281US #23
#13John280US #27
#14Alexander279US #10
#15Ethan271US #13
#16Levi268US #18
#17Michael266US #12
#18Luke261US #31
#19Jacob257US #15
#20Owen244US #22
#21Gabriel240US #38
#22Samuel239US #25
#23Aiden235US #24
#24Wyatt235US #29
#25Carter230US #33
#26Daniel230US #14
#27Joseph229US #26
#28Logan229US #16
#29Thomas224US #45
#30Charles221US #46
#31David221US #28
#32Jack219US #21
#33Matthew215US #30
#34Grayson210US #35
#35Asher205US #32
#36Josiah198US #49
#37Christopher196US #47
#38Caleb191US #56
#39Isaac191US #39
#40Mateo191US #20
#41Dylan188US #42
#42Lincoln186US #40
#43Ezra182US #44
#44Leo180US #36
#45Sebastian179US #19
#46Jayden178US #37
#47Isaiah174US #51
#48Andrew172US #52
#49Joshua164US #53
#50Colton163US #66
#51Nathan162US #55
#52Jaxon161US #48
#53Miles160US #59
#54Cameron159US #65
#55Ryan159US #57
#56Hudson158US #43
#57Anthony157US #41
#58Easton157US #73
#59Connor148US #78
#60Maverick146US #50
#61Julian140US #34
#62Christian139US #62
#63Nolan139US #61
#64Hunter138US #68
#65Adrian137US #58
#66Austin136US #88
#67Axel130US #72
#68Robert130US #80
#69Elias128US #54
#70Ian128US #83
#71Jeremiah125US #74
#72Landon124US #69
#73Roman124US #77
#74Cooper122US #75
#75Jonathan122US #70
#76Luca121US #67
#77Declan117US #102
#78Wesley117US #98
#79Eli116US #60
#80Bryson115US #115
#81Ezekiel115US #64
#82Everett114US #90
#83Jameson114US #79
#84Aaron113US #63
#85Kayden113US #99
#86Adam112US #97
#87Amir112US #117
#88Parker112US #95
#89Kai107US #93
#90Waylon107US #103
#91Jason104US #119
#92Brayden101US #111
#93Dominic101US #89
#94Greyson101US #81
#95Kaiden101US #139
#96Silas101US #100
#97Carson100US #84
#98Camden99US #167
#99George98US #132
#100Weston98US #104

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑37Eliana#40
↑27Adrian#65
↑26Madeline#68
↑21Violet#44
↑21Serenity#63
↑20Nova#42
↑20Miles#53
↑18Mateo#40

Falling

↓26Carson#97
↓25Bella#75
↓23Ariana#95
↓22Brayden#92
↓21Willow#54
↓21Alice#80
↓21Mackenzie#99
↓20Adam#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.