State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1958 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,832 West Virginia births in 1958 across 791 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.

#71Dremaoutside the national top 200
#72Timmyoutside the national top 200
#63Jackie#188 nationally
#85Franklin#182 nationally
#89Dana#184 nationally
#94Clyde#183 nationally
#74Marsha#158 nationally
#67Patty#146 nationally
#99Debora#167 nationally
#75Charlotte#140 nationally
#92Vicky#150 nationally
#63Regina#120 nationally

Girls

#1Debra557US #6
#2Mary490US #1
#3Kathy469US #14
#4Pamela416US #11
#5Deborah400US #7
#6Brenda398US #16
#7Karen377US #4
#8Linda377US #3
#9Patricia377US #5
#10Donna346US #10
#11Susan302US #2
#12Teresa286US #26
#13Tammy285US #44
#14Cheryl282US #13
#15Kimberly281US #39
#16Barbara278US #9
#17Sandra268US #15
#18Debbie261US #24
#19Sharon257US #17
#20Rebecca243US #41
#21Cynthia233US #8
#22Nancy217US #12
#23Connie203US #50
#24Cathy195US #34
#25Robin190US #32
#26Elizabeth186US #22
#27Diana184US #45
#28Carol176US #20
#29Peggy172US #42
#30Lisa163US #19
#31Vickie154US #75
#32Cindy153US #25
#33Joyce151US #46
#34Janet150US #28
#35Terri150US #51
#36Betty148US #54
#37Rhonda145US #48
#38Judy138US #36
#39Carolyn136US #37
#40Sherry134US #67
#41Beverly115US #55
#42Vicki110US #57
#43Diane109US #18
#44Sheila102US #59
#45Darlene100US #49
#46Margaret98US #31
#47Tina97US #71
#48Shirley93US #52
#49Denise89US #27
#50Julie89US #23
#51Bonnie87US #63
#52Wanda87US #66
#53Rose84US #78
#54Rita83US #88
#55Catherine82US #38
#56Anita81US #82
#57Martha77US #69
#58Paula77US #53
#59Anna76US #103
#60Virginia76US #85
#61Judith74US #62
#62Ruth74US #90
#63Regina73US #120
#64Terry73US #89
#65Jennifer71US #81
#66Kim70US #40
#67Patty68US #146
#68Theresa67US #33
#69Penny65US #124
#70Sarah65US #117
#71Drema64
#72Janice62US #35
#73Katherine62US #74
#74Marsha62US #158
#75Charlotte60US #140
#76Laura60US #29
#77Alice59US #115
#78Angela59US #83
#79Becky59US #111
#80Helen58US #100
#81Valerie57US #64
#82Carla56US #126
#83Jane56US #61
#84Tamara56US #127
#85Julia55US #119
#86Kathleen55US #21
#87Kathryn53US #58
#88Ann52US #47
#89Beth51US #95
#90Christine51US #43
#91Phyllis51US #94
#92Vicky50US #150
#93Jo49US #91
#94Marilyn49US #96
#95Sally49US #112
#96Ellen48US #93
#97Lois48US #154
#98Stephanie48US #113
#99Debora47US #167
#100Frances45US #118

Boys

#1David1,046US #2
#2James1,017US #3
#3Robert824US #4
#4Michael804US #1
#5John751US #5
#6William729US #6
#7Charles546US #11
#8Mark543US #7
#9Richard538US #8
#10Timothy487US #13
#11Thomas381US #9
#12Gary329US #17
#13Donald324US #18
#14Steven322US #10
#15Larry313US #22
#16Ronald294US #19
#17Jeffrey289US #21
#18Gregory288US #23
#19Terry288US #33
#20Kenneth248US #14
#21Paul248US #15
#22Ricky246US #34
#23Joseph244US #12
#24Roger243US #47
#25Jerry242US #35
#26Randy240US #32
#27Danny223US #45
#28George186US #31
#29Kevin184US #20
#30Stephen174US #26
#31Douglas165US #30
#32Daniel157US #16
#33Edward156US #28
#34Randall137US #62
#35Dennis130US #29
#36Rodney121US #65
#37Billy119US #64
#38Anthony116US #27
#39Carl113US #51
#40Keith106US #37
#41Jeffery105US #59
#42Steve105US #44
#43Brian99US #24
#44Dale99US #46
#45Raymond99US #43
#46Bruce98US #36
#47Bobby96US #69
#48Harold95US #84
#49Jack95US #80
#50Roy92US #75
#51Frank90US #38
#52Ronnie90US #66
#53Samuel84US #85
#54Scott83US #25
#55Johnny80US #61
#56Mike78US #40
#57Ralph75US #78
#58Tony74US #57
#59Wayne73US #48
#60Curtis72US #82
#61Darrell72US #90
#62Jeff72US #68
#63Jackie71US #188
#64Patrick71US #42
#65Russell70US #54
#66Alan69US #49
#67Phillip66US #81
#68Walter66US #63
#69Allen65US #92
#70Christopher65US #39
#71Barry64US #79
#72Timmy63
#73Eddie62US #100
#74Jimmy62US #73
#75Gerald61US #58
#76Earl57US #130
#77Harry56US #111
#78Ernest55US #113
#79Joe55US #56
#80Rick55US #77
#81Philip54US #67
#82Tim53US #74
#83Howard52US #95
#84Rickey52US #106
#85Franklin50US #182
#86Micheal49US #91
#87Bradley47US #108
#88Marvin47US #119
#89Dana46US #184
#90Fred46US #115
#91Tommy46US #104
#92Clarence45US #138
#93Greg45US #105
#94Clyde44US #183
#95Eugene44US #103
#96Tom44US #96
#97Henry43US #83
#98Bill42US #99
#99Eric42US #50
#100Lawrence42US #52

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑34Tammy#13
↑32Julie#50
↑27Penny#69
↑22Lisa#30
↑22Ruth#62
↑19Katherine#73
↑19Anthony#38
↑18Becky#79

Falling

↓35Lawrence#100
↓26Lois#97
↓23Kathryn#87
↓23Jo#93
↓22Phyllis#91
↓22Harry#77
↓22Howard#83
↓19Clarence#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.