State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 73,649 Virginia births in 2021 across 2,431 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#75Reagan#126 nationally
#77Margaret#125 nationally
#57Connor#98 nationally
#100Magnolia#140 nationally
#69Micah#107 nationally
#44Caroline#80 nationally
#81Isabelle#117 nationally
#71Declan#106 nationally
#88Amir#123 nationally
#23Naomi#54 nationally
#43Josephine#72 nationally
#76Adam#104 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte458US #3
#2Olivia444US #1
#3Emma404US #2
#4Ava387US #5
#5Sophia330US #6
#6Amelia315US #4
#7Isabella278US #7
#8Elizabeth251US #14
#9Evelyn242US #9
#10Mia235US #8
#11Harper228US #10
#12Eleanor220US #15
#13Abigail206US #17
#14Avery199US #19
#15Gianna192US #13
#16Ella191US #16
#17Chloe179US #25
#18Madison177US #29
#19Luna176US #11
#20Scarlett176US #20
#21Emily172US #21
#22Nora169US #27
#23Naomi166US #54
#24Layla165US #24
#25Lily165US #31
#26Aria159US #22
#27Riley159US #37
#28Zoe157US #42
#29Hazel155US #28
#30Willow155US #39
#31Isla154US #34
#32Grace152US #33
#33Penelope152US #23
#34Camila150US #12
#35Sofia150US #18
#36Eliana148US #47
#37Hannah148US #44
#38Lillian148US #51
#39Mila148US #26
#40Nova147US #32
#41Violet133US #36
#42Aurora132US #35
#43Josephine132US #72
#44Caroline130US #80
#45Zoey130US #38
#46Savannah127US #67
#47Lucy125US #48
#48Kinsley122US #57
#49Natalie122US #56
#50Genesis120US #75
#51Claire117US #59
#52Elena117US #53
#53Paisley117US #52
#54Addison115US #45
#55Ellie113US #30
#56Leah113US #46
#57Stella113US #41
#58Madelyn112US #71
#59Autumn110US #66
#60Skylar110US #74
#61Emilia108US #40
#62Victoria106US #43
#63Maya105US #55
#64Sadie105US #78
#65Alice104US #65
#66Ivy104US #49
#67Aubrey103US #64
#68Sophie102US #76
#69Kennedy98US #70
#70Allison96US #82
#71Everly96US #50
#72Anna95US #85
#73Audrey94US #60
#74Brooklyn92US #63
#75Reagan91US #126
#76Aaliyah88US #61
#77Margaret88US #125
#78Peyton88US #100
#79Leilani87US #68
#80Madeline87US #95
#81Isabelle86US #117
#82Clara85US #102
#83Cora85US #87
#84Serenity85US #84
#85Hailey84US #77
#86Lydia83US #89
#87Piper82US #96
#88Ruby82US #62
#89Eliza79US #111
#90Nevaeh79US #86
#91Raelynn79US #103
#92Ariana78US #88
#93Gabriella78US #83
#94Eva77US #93
#95Sarah77US #91
#96Eloise75US #109
#97Everleigh74US #99
#98Adeline73US #94
#99Bella73US #73
#100Magnolia72US #140

Boys

#1Liam599US #1
#2Noah513US #2
#3James423US #5
#4William405US #6
#5Oliver386US #3
#6Elijah351US #4
#7Henry335US #9
#8Lucas331US #8
#9Benjamin305US #7
#10Jackson303US #14
#11John292US #27
#12Theodore288US #10
#13Mason279US #18
#14Levi277US #12
#15Owen263US #22
#16Alexander258US #13
#17Jack257US #11
#18Samuel251US #23
#19Michael247US #17
#20Ethan242US #20
#21Aiden233US #26
#22Wyatt233US #29
#23Gabriel230US #38
#24Joseph226US #28
#25Luke226US #32
#26Grayson225US #35
#27Logan225US #21
#28Jacob217US #24
#29Thomas217US #46
#30Daniel216US #16
#31Asher215US #25
#32David215US #30
#33Isaac211US #40
#34Carter209US #39
#35Caleb208US #51
#36Matthew208US #36
#37Jayden204US #41
#38Dylan203US #44
#39Christopher202US #52
#40Charles198US #50
#41Mateo193US #15
#42Ezra188US #37
#43Hudson177US #34
#44Josiah172US #49
#45Miles172US #55
#46Sebastian170US #19
#47Anthony164US #43
#48Cameron164US #62
#49Lincoln159US #45
#50Joshua158US #58
#51Julian156US #33
#52Leo156US #31
#53Andrew155US #57
#54Luca155US #42
#55Robert152US #79
#56Jaxon149US #54
#57Connor145US #98
#58Elias145US #48
#59Maverick143US #47
#60Ryan140US #66
#61Easton139US #72
#62Isaiah138US #56
#63Colton134US #75
#64Kai134US #70
#65Landon133US #73
#66Nathan133US #59
#67Nolan133US #60
#68Waylon133US #69
#69Micah132US #107
#70Silas130US #91
#71Declan125US #106
#72Ian123US #81
#73Everett122US #83
#74Eli121US #64
#75Wesley121US #85
#76Adam119US #104
#77Adrian118US #61
#78Roman117US #74
#79Aaron115US #65
#80Cooper114US #68
#81Parker114US #93
#82Axel113US #76
#83Jeremiah113US #82
#84Hunter110US #86
#85Carson109US #97
#86Ezekiel109US #53
#87Jordan107US #88
#88Amir106US #123
#89Bennett106US #90
#90Christian106US #71
#91Jameson106US #80
#92Rowan106US #105
#93Jonathan105US #77
#94Austin103US #96
#95Brooks102US #78
#96August101US #120
#97Harrison99US #121
#98Weston99US #95
#99Angel98US #67
#100Jace98US #101

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑27Josephine#43
↑27Elena#52
↑26Silas#70
↑25Kai#64
↑24Willow#30
↑22Luca#54
↑22Waylon#68
↑20Leah#56

Falling

↓28Christian#90
↓28Austin#94
↓25Skylar#60
↓24Bella#99
↓21Aubrey#67
↓21Audrey#73
↓21Serenity#84
↓20Hunter#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.