State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1952 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,968 West Virginia births in 1952 across 796 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.

#74Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#78Dremaoutside the national top 200
#80Wilmaoutside the national top 200
#87Pattyoutside the national top 200
#78Cecil#185 nationally
#94Diannaoutside the national top 200
#97Glennaoutside the national top 200
#92Dana#183 nationally
#56Jackie#144 nationally
#71Franklin#159 nationally
#39Darrell#109 nationally
#73Regina#139 nationally

Girls

#1Linda986US #1
#2Mary824US #2
#3Deborah805US #4
#4Patricia665US #3
#5Brenda655US #15
#6Barbara544US #6
#7Sharon501US #14
#8Sandra434US #10
#9Karen433US #8
#10Nancy418US #7
#11Debra409US #9
#12Donna400US #13
#13Pamela351US #17
#14Carolyn345US #24
#15Rebecca318US #30
#16Susan304US #5
#17Kathy270US #29
#18Carol268US #12
#19Janet259US #19
#20Judy256US #26
#21Betty250US #32
#22Joyce244US #27
#23Judith238US #25
#24Connie230US #44
#25Elizabeth215US #22
#26Diana202US #51
#27Beverly199US #35
#28Margaret187US #21
#29Shirley177US #28
#30Peggy168US #43
#31Bonnie156US #41
#32Cynthia148US #18
#33Ruth143US #57
#34Martha141US #40
#35Vickie137US #76
#36Cathy136US #56
#37Kathryn135US #48
#38Charlotte134US #89
#39Wanda134US #54
#40Janice133US #23
#41Virginia124US #49
#42Phyllis122US #65
#43Sheila119US #64
#44Sherry115US #68
#45Gloria113US #36
#46Rita113US #66
#47Rose113US #62
#48Alice111US #69
#49Frances106US #67
#50Teresa106US #52
#51Marilyn104US #38
#52Marsha101US #75
#53Anna100US #101
#54Kathleen100US #11
#55Catherine98US #34
#56Diane96US #16
#57Helen96US #63
#58Jo96US #55
#59Lois95US #86
#60Rhonda93US #95
#61Paula92US #47
#62Cheryl91US #31
#63Jane90US #42
#64Dorothy85US #46
#65Katherine84US #59
#66Christine79US #20
#67Vicki79US #61
#68Darlene78US #77
#69Victoria78US #74
#70Doris71US #83
#71Patsy68US #128
#72Jacqueline67US #58
#73Regina67US #139
#74Shelia67
#75Anita65US #91
#76Ann65US #45
#77Joan65US #37
#78Drema64
#79Ellen64US #70
#80Wilma62
#81Laura61US #53
#82Jean59US #50
#83Norma58US #112
#84Loretta57US #136
#85Jennifer56US #107
#86Sarah56US #93
#87Patty55
#88Roberta53US #88
#89Delores52US #152
#90Evelyn52US #90
#91Theresa52US #60
#92Charlene51US #106
#93Sue51US #113
#94Dianna50
#95Sally50US #81
#96Constance46US #92
#97Glenna45
#98Denise41US #33
#99Julia41US #131
#100Penny41US #157

Boys

#1James1,313US #1
#2David1,137US #5
#3Robert983US #2
#4John955US #3
#5William949US #6
#6Michael925US #4
#7Charles777US #9
#8Gary583US #10
#9Larry577US #14
#10Richard575US #7
#11Thomas519US #8
#12Roger451US #30
#13Donald435US #13
#14Ronald378US #15
#15Kenneth344US #16
#16Jerry313US #26
#17Stephen301US #21
#18Paul286US #19
#19Joseph271US #12
#20Danny270US #40
#21George264US #22
#22Steven263US #11
#23Terry258US #29
#24Mark238US #17
#25Edward223US #23
#26Daniel204US #20
#27Dennis193US #18
#28Douglas166US #28
#29Gregory164US #24
#30Timothy161US #27
#31Roy157US #55
#32Harold156US #51
#33Carl152US #45
#34Randy137US #41
#35Randall135US #63
#36Ralph130US #56
#37Johnny120US #53
#38Jack116US #52
#39Darrell114US #109
#40Raymond113US #33
#41Billy112US #65
#42Frank110US #32
#43Samuel109US #67
#44Ronnie107US #82
#45Harry99US #75
#46Gerald96US #39
#47Jeffrey96US #31
#48Bruce95US #25
#49Rodney94US #84
#50Walter91US #44
#51Arthur89US #47
#52Lawrence89US #35
#53Allen87US #78
#54Phillip87US #74
#55Ernest86US #87
#56Jackie86US #144
#57Bobby84US #77
#58Earl84US #98
#59Howard82US #73
#60Ricky79US #81
#61Russell77US #70
#62Clarence76US #102
#63Stanley75US #58
#64Dale72US #46
#65Jimmy71US #72
#66Barry70US #69
#67Micheal69US #94
#68Wayne69US #38
#69Keith68US #49
#70Marvin67US #95
#71Franklin66US #159
#72Fred66US #90
#73Patrick64US #37
#74Henry61US #50
#75Tommy61US #97
#76Joe58US #62
#77Anthony57US #34
#78Cecil57US #185
#79Curtis57US #86
#80Glenn57US #61
#81Melvin57US #91
#82Steve57US #85
#83Andrew56US #68
#84Clifford56US #99
#85Dwight55US #123
#86Philip55US #60
#87Leonard54US #83
#88Albert51US #66
#89Lonnie51US #148
#90Alan50US #42
#91Bernard50US #111
#92Dana50US #183
#93Frederick48US #76
#94Lewis48US #145
#95Eddie46US #93
#96Herbert46US #115
#97Ray45US #113
#98Glen44US #121
#99Norman44US #96
#100Clyde43US #143

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑32Rhonda#60
↑32Ricky#60
↑28Vickie#35
↑23Arthur#51
↑22Regina#73
↑21Micheal#67
↑21Joe#76
↑19Barry#66

Falling

↓27Wilma#80
↓25Sally#95
↓22Sarah#86
↓21Clyde#100
↓19Helen#57
↓19Vicki#67
↓19Eddie#95
↓18Curtis#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.