State roster

Top names in Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 70,391 Virginia births in 2023 across 2,445 distinct names.

Distinctively Virginia

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

#56Margaret#132 nationally
#91Brianna#152 nationally
#89Magnolia#145 nationally
#83Ashley#126 nationally
#93George#136 nationally
#44Caroline#83 nationally
#55Colton#94 nationally
#60Amir#99 nationally
#94Declan#132 nationally
#91Connor#126 nationally
#80Kayden#114 nationally
#78Eva#111 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte438US #3
#2Olivia392US #1
#3Emma326US #2
#4Sophia319US #5
#5Amelia293US #4
#6Ava267US #8
#7Evelyn257US #9
#8Isabella249US #7
#9Mia243US #6
#10Elizabeth233US #15
#11Eleanor224US #14
#12Harper217US #11
#13Abigail196US #31
#14Sofia196US #12
#15Hazel192US #18
#16Luna187US #10
#17Lily177US #20
#18Eliana172US #34
#19Chloe171US #26
#20Nora166US #24
#21Scarlett161US #17
#22Madison157US #37
#23Emily156US #19
#24Aurora152US #22
#25Isla152US #33
#26Avery150US #29
#27Hannah149US #48
#28Gianna147US #21
#29Zoe147US #36
#30Layla146US #30
#31Naomi146US #44
#32Violet146US #16
#33Willow145US #41
#34Genesis142US #57
#35Ella140US #32
#36Lucy140US #40
#37Camila138US #13
#38Penelope136US #23
#39Aria135US #25
#40Lillian135US #55
#41Riley132US #43
#42Grace127US #39
#43Ellie125US #27
#44Caroline124US #83
#45Nova121US #35
#46Mila120US #28
#47Ivy115US #38
#48Natalie114US #63
#49Josephine111US #64
#50Sadie109US #59
#51Kennedy105US #72
#52Lainey105US #54
#53Sophie105US #60
#54Maya103US #49
#55Emilia102US #42
#56Margaret102US #132
#57Audrey101US #74
#58Autumn101US #75
#59Adeline100US #71
#60Elena100US #47
#61Zoey100US #51
#62Cora99US #93
#63Stella99US #46
#64Anna97US #79
#65Alice96US #66
#66Eloise96US #81
#67Addison92US #62
#68Madelyn90US #58
#69Kinsley89US #67
#70Quinn88US #86
#71Eden87US #77
#72Maeve87US #73
#73Claire86US #68
#74Savannah86US #92
#75Gabriella85US #89
#76Madeline84US #95
#77Delilah83US #52
#78Eva82US #111
#79Victoria81US #45
#80Sarah80US #91
#81Allison79US #100
#82Skylar79US #107
#83Ashley78US #126
#84Clara77US #98
#85Leah77US #53
#86Ruby77US #65
#87Serenity77US #102
#88Aubrey76US #101
#89Magnolia75US #145
#90Ariana74US #97
#91Brianna72US #152
#92Leilani72US #61
#93Paisley72US #56
#94Maria71US #82
#95Hailey70US #90
#96Iris70US #78
#97Valentina69US #50
#98Vivian69US #87
#99Josie68US #108
#100Ayla67US #106

Boys

#1Liam576US #1
#2Noah500US #2
#3James414US #4
#4Oliver388US #3
#5William371US #10
#6Lucas365US #9
#7Henry345US #8
#8Theodore340US #7
#9Benjamin283US #11
#10Elijah276US #5
#11Levi262US #12
#12Luke241US #31
#13John238US #26
#14Michael228US #16
#15Owen228US #20
#16Gabriel226US #38
#17Jackson221US #28
#18Asher217US #23
#19Ezra213US #15
#20Miles213US #43
#21Jacob211US #35
#22Ethan210US #24
#23Mateo210US #6
#24Alexander207US #22
#25Daniel205US #17
#26Jack205US #14
#27Thomas201US #41
#28Isaac197US #42
#29Mason197US #30
#30Samuel197US #19
#31Leo196US #18
#32David193US #27
#33Dylan189US #34
#34Logan185US #39
#35Hudson184US #21
#36Aiden181US #40
#37Luca176US #25
#38Charles175US #54
#39Joseph173US #29
#40Sebastian171US #13
#41Matthew170US #32
#42Carter166US #48
#43Wyatt164US #47
#44Caleb162US #51
#45Grayson162US #44
#46Elias161US #36
#47Cooper158US #52
#48Maverick154US #37
#49Christopher152US #55
#50Nathan152US #59
#51Cameron147US #58
#52Julian146US #33
#53Thiago142US #72
#54Rowan141US #76
#55Colton139US #94
#56Kai139US #61
#57Wesley136US #70
#58Axel135US #71
#59Jayden135US #49
#60Amir134US #99
#61Anthony133US #46
#62Josiah133US #53
#63Andrew132US #65
#64Joshua132US #60
#65Lincoln131US #64
#66Micah130US #87
#67Isaiah125US #56
#68Ian124US #69
#69Robert124US #88
#70Bennett123US #74
#71Nolan120US #57
#72Waylon117US #63
#73Adam116US #103
#74Jeremiah116US #92
#75Roman116US #66
#76Christian115US #77
#77Jonathan112US #82
#78Silas112US #80
#79Adrian110US #67
#80Kayden109US #114
#81Everett106US #89
#82Easton105US #98
#83Jaxon105US #86
#84Santiago105US #45
#85Aaron104US #68
#86Brooks104US #73
#87Weston103US #75
#88Landon102US #97
#89Ryan102US #83
#90Walker101US #85
#91Connor100US #126
#92Eli99US #79
#93George99US #136
#94Declan98US #132
#95Parker97US #91
#96Theo97US #78
#97August93US #104
#98Austin92US #101
#99Jameson92US #102
#100Jordan92US #96

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑43Rowan#54
↑34Axel#58
↑29Quinn#70
↑28Miles#20
↑26Adeline#59
↑24Kennedy#51
↑22Gianna#28
↑22Eden#71

Falling

↓30Victoria#79
↓27Ayla#100
↓25Waylon#72
↓23Everett#81
↓22Skylar#82
↓21Leilani#92
↓21Grayson#45
↓20Zoey#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.