State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 73,196 Virginia births in 2022 across 2,522 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#93Kaiden#167 nationally
#81Ashley#154 nationally
#79Reagan#147 nationally
#84Magnolia#151 nationally
#94Brayden#149 nationally
#76Margaret#127 nationally
#95George#142 nationally
#80Eliza#121 nationally
#62Madeline#102 nationally
#94Mary#134 nationally
#54Micah#89 nationally
#44Caroline#77 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte463US #3
#2Olivia420US #1
#3Emma367US #2
#4Ava356US #7
#5Amelia335US #4
#6Sophia301US #5
#7Harper265US #11
#8Isabella262US #6
#9Evelyn259US #9
#10Elizabeth256US #15
#11Luna233US #10
#12Eleanor231US #16
#13Mia229US #8
#14Abigail195US #24
#15Scarlett184US #14
#16Emily183US #17
#17Lily180US #30
#18Sofia176US #13
#19Nora173US #28
#20Avery172US #26
#21Hazel170US #27
#22Zoe168US #38
#23Riley167US #39
#24Chloe166US #19
#25Layla164US #29
#26Nova164US #32
#27Naomi161US #46
#28Penelope160US #21
#29Violet160US #20
#30Lillian159US #50
#31Madison157US #34
#32Aria154US #23
#33Hannah153US #47
#34Grace149US #35
#35Eliana147US #41
#36Ella146US #25
#37Isla143US #36
#38Willow143US #37
#39Aurora141US #31
#40Ellie138US #33
#41Zoey131US #45
#42Camila129US #12
#43Mila128US #18
#44Caroline127US #77
#45Stella127US #40
#46Maya125US #51
#47Emilia124US #44
#48Lucy122US #48
#49Victoria121US #43
#50Gianna120US #22
#51Ivy117US #42
#52Addison116US #54
#53Genesis114US #65
#54Audrey113US #67
#55Claire109US #66
#56Madelyn109US #60
#57Sophie107US #63
#58Cora105US #75
#59Josephine105US #70
#60Skylar104US #87
#61Kinsley102US #61
#62Madeline102US #102
#63Savannah101US #76
#64Alice100US #64
#65Eloise99US #86
#66Autumn98US #71
#67Natalie98US #55
#68Sadie98US #68
#69Elena97US #49
#70Aubrey95US #81
#71Leilani94US #59
#72Raelynn92US #99
#73Ayla90US #98
#74Anna88US #83
#75Kennedy86US #74
#76Margaret86US #127
#77Leah85US #52
#78Everly84US #56
#79Reagan84US #147
#80Eliza82US #121
#81Ashley81US #154
#82Everleigh80US #100
#83Hailey80US #79
#84Magnolia80US #151
#85Adeline79US #92
#86Sarah79US #95
#87Paisley78US #53
#88Ruby78US #62
#89Liliana76US #97
#90Lydia76US #93
#91Brooklyn75US #72
#92Serenity75US #94
#93Eden74US #116
#94Mary74US #134
#95Samantha74US #106
#96Athena73US #78
#97Lyla73US #105
#98Peyton73US #125
#99Quinn73US #73
#100Allison72US #101

Boys

#1Liam633US #1
#2Noah498US #2
#3James410US #4
#4Oliver400US #3
#5William399US #6
#6Henry376US #7
#7Theodore357US #10
#8Elijah321US #5
#9Levi303US #12
#10Lucas301US #8
#11Benjamin283US #9
#12Owen269US #18
#13John268US #26
#14Asher246US #20
#15Alexander243US #17
#16Michael240US #16
#17Jackson238US #23
#18Ethan232US #21
#19Jack231US #15
#20Gabriel230US #36
#21Joseph229US #30
#22Mason229US #24
#23Daniel225US #14
#24Grayson215US #37
#25Thomas214US #45
#26Mateo213US #11
#27Jacob212US #32
#28Luke212US #34
#29Wyatt212US #38
#30Samuel211US #19
#31Aiden210US #29
#32Charles210US #50
#33Logan200US #33
#34Dylan197US #42
#35Luca197US #28
#36Hudson190US #27
#37Leo189US #22
#38David187US #31
#39Isaac185US #41
#40Ezra184US #25
#41Carter179US #47
#42Caleb177US #52
#43Maverick171US #40
#44Sebastian171US #13
#45Matthew170US #39
#46Jayden164US #46
#47Waylon162US #66
#48Miles156US #56
#49Kai155US #59
#50Anthony152US #44
#51Joshua151US #60
#52Elias149US #43
#53Julian149US #35
#54Micah149US #89
#55Christopher148US #55
#56Cameron147US #64
#57Josiah147US #51
#58Everett144US #81
#59Robert144US #84
#60Lincoln143US #54
#61Cooper139US #53
#62Colton135US #91
#63Silas132US #87
#64Wesley130US #70
#65Isaiah128US #58
#66Nathan128US #57
#67Nolan126US #65
#68Christian124US #73
#69Ezekiel124US #48
#70Jaxon124US #67
#71Bennett121US #83
#72Jonathan121US #79
#73Walker121US #78
#74Andrew120US #61
#75Landon119US #86
#76Ryan118US #74
#77Easton117US #80
#78Adam116US #99
#79Ian116US #72
#80Jameson115US #85
#81Weston115US #82
#82Amir113US #113
#83Declan112US #114
#84Brooks110US #77
#85Carson108US #110
#86Eli108US #69
#87Kayden107US #106
#88Roman106US #68
#89Adrian105US #63
#90Jeremiah101US #93
#91Connor100US #118
#92Axel99US #76
#93Kaiden94US #167
#94Brayden93US #149
#95George92US #142
#96Nicholas92US #97
#97Rowan92US #96
#98Austin91US #111
#99Dominic91US #102
#100Emmett91US #116

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑31Eloise#65
↑25Cora#58
↑22Christian#68
↑21Waylon#47
↑21Jonathan#72
↑19Audrey#54
↑19Raelynn#72
↑19Luca#35

Falling

↓35Gianna#50
↓34Paisley#87
↓34Connor#91
↓30Allison#100
↓21Leah#77
↓21Andrew#74
↓20Ella#36
↓20Peyton#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.