State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2024 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,431 West Virginia births in 2024 across 743 distinct names.

Distinctively West Virginia

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

#38Coltoutside the national top 200
#50Tucker#200 nationally
#18Everleigh#164 nationally
#55Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#15Oaklynn#156 nationally
#63Wrenleeoutside the national top 200
#64Colsonoutside the national top 200
#65Bristoloutside the national top 200
#69Kohenoutside the national top 200
#70Sayloroutside the national top 200
#28Oakley#157 nationally
#72Tateoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Amelia89US #3
#2Lainey72US #38
#3Olivia72US #1
#4Willow71US #41
#5Charlotte56US #4
#6Emma55US #2
#7Scarlett55US #27
#8Sophia54US #6
#9Aurora53US #16
#10Evelyn53US #8
#11Harper50US #12
#12Paisley49US #61
#13Ava48US #9
#14Ivy47US #36
#15Oaklynn47US #156
#16Eleanor45US #14
#17Ellie44US #21
#18Everleigh44US #164
#19Lillian44US #54
#20Violet44US #15
#21Wrenley43US #148
#22Isabella41US #7
#23Kinsley41US #85
#24Avery40US #31
#25Raelynn38US #113
#26Delilah35US #50
#27Elizabeth35US #17
#28Oakley35US #157
#29Hazel33US #19
#30Layla33US #37
#31Ella32US #30
#32Josie32US #88
#33Isla31US #35
#34Sadie31US #57
#35Magnolia30US #138
#36Riley30US #42
#37Luna29US #13
#38Nora28US #22
#39Nova28US #39
#40Penelope28US #28
#41Stella28US #49
#42Aubrey27US #132
#43Addison26US #68
#44Adeline26US #58
#45Eden26US #71
#46Emery26US #70
#47Lily26US #24
#48Millie26US #87
#49Naomi26US #44
#50Hadley25US #115
#51Lucy25US #34
#52Abigail24US #32
#53Ruby24US #62
#54Adalynn23US #163
#55Aria23US #26
#56Juniper23US #111
#57Mia23US #5
#58Chloe22US #20
#59Elliana22US #141
#60Georgia21US #110
#61Josephine21US #56
#62Grace20US #40
#63Wrenlee20
#64Anna19US #94
#65Bristol19
#66Brooklyn19US #107
#67Caroline19US #92
#68Claire19US #67
#69Madison19US #45
#70Saylor19
#71Sutton19US #198
#72Vivian19US #77
#73Zoey19US #59
#74Athena18US #90
#75Audrey18US #82
#76Ayla18US #69
#77Daisy18US #76
#78Iris18US #72
#79Presley18
#80Rylee18US #125
#81Skylar18US #134
#82Briella17
#83Clara17US #78
#84Ember17US #135
#85Everly17US #81
#86Madelyn17US #65
#87Bailey16US #182
#88Hallie16US #149
#89Hannah16US #52
#90Kennedy16US #89
#91Lydia16US #97
#92Serenity16US #117
#93Wren16
#94Alaina15
#95Brynlee15
#96Eliza15US #118
#97Emersyn15US #154
#98Freya15US #160
#99Haisley15
#100Mila15US #33

Boys

#1Oliver102US #3
#2Waylon92US #65
#3Maverick83US #36
#4Hudson79US #22
#5Liam79US #1
#6Elijah77US #8
#7Noah74US #2
#8Asher73US #20
#9Wyatt67US #38
#10Grayson57US #48
#11Weston55US #70
#12Levi53US #12
#13Cooper50US #50
#14Theodore50US #4
#15William49US #10
#16Walker48US #82
#17Carter47US #46
#18Jackson47US #35
#19James47US #5
#20Owen46US #26
#21River45US #112
#22Silas45US #81
#23Colton44US #98
#24Henry44US #6
#25Lincoln44US #73
#26Mason43US #42
#27Parker42US #97
#28Benjamin39US #11
#29Atlas38US #101
#30Dawson38US #139
#31Jace36US #114
#32Jaxon36US #96
#33Joseph36US #32
#34Roman36US #52
#35Samuel36US #17
#36Myles35US #99
#37Wesley35US #58
#38Colt34
#39Greyson34US #127
#40Easton33US #103
#41Elias33US #25
#42Lucas33US #9
#43Sawyer33US #131
#44Bryson32US #147
#45Ezra32US #13
#46Jack32US #15
#47John32US #21
#48Miles32US #37
#49Rowan32US #71
#50Tucker32US #200
#51Carson31US #124
#52Ezekiel31US #54
#53Leo31US #24
#54Brooks30US #67
#55Remington30
#56Ryker30US #183
#57Braxton29US #170
#58Isaiah29US #56
#59Bennett28US #60
#60Jameson28US #118
#61Beau27US #69
#62Charles27US #51
#63Christopher27US #61
#64Colson27
#65Jacob27US #40
#66Ryder27US #134
#67Hunter26US #128
#68Kingston26US #177
#69Kohen26
#70Landon26US #106
#71Luke26US #34
#72Tate26
#73Xavier26US #102
#74Axel25US #78
#75Josiah25US #53
#76Zayden25
#77Daniel24US #16
#78Isaac24US #41
#79Jonah24US #126
#80Aiden23US #47
#81Alexander23US #27
#82Eli23US #92
#83Gabriel23US #43
#84Bentley22
#85Michael22US #18
#86Stetson22US #155
#87Thomas22US #39
#88Andrew21US #68
#89Cameron21US #66
#90Everett21US #85
#91Holden21
#92Jaxson21US #171
#93Jensen21
#94Matthew21US #33
#95Nolan21US #64
#96Riley21
#97Tatum21US #195
#98Archer20US #115
#99Colter20
#100Jasper20US #133

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑47Roman#34
↑42Dawson#30
↑39Isaiah#58
↑38Myles#36
↑37Christopher#63
↑35Juniper#56
↑34Ezekiel#52
↑33Emery#46

Falling

↓49Freya#98
↓48Bentley#84
↓47Serenity#92
↓45Nolan#95
↓44Michael#85
↓43Kennedy#90
↓43Jasper#100
↓41Alexander#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.