State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1960 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,353 West Virginia births in 1960 across 754 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.

#68Timmy#192 nationally
#84Jackieoutside the national top 200
#83Crystal#189 nationally
#94Franklin#194 nationally
#92Marsha#178 nationally
#76Patty#145 nationally
#90Vanessa#155 nationally
#40Vickie#100 nationally
#68Melanie#125 nationally
#80Sherri#136 nationally
#95Belinda#150 nationally
#50Darrell#104 nationally

Girls

#1Mary449US #1
#2Donna410US #5
#3Tammy388US #31
#4Kimberly374US #26
#5Debra364US #8
#6Brenda330US #13
#7Teresa323US #19
#8Patricia321US #7
#9Kathy315US #21
#10Pamela307US #14
#11Karen304US #4
#12Lisa298US #6
#13Linda296US #3
#14Susan295US #2
#15Deborah269US #10
#16Barbara262US #12
#17Sandra243US #11
#18Cynthia218US #9
#19Sharon212US #16
#20Debbie210US #24
#21Robin208US #33
#22Cheryl195US #17
#23Rebecca190US #38
#24Connie175US #47
#25Elizabeth175US #18
#26Cathy162US #46
#27Nancy154US #15
#28Janet147US #32
#29Rhonda142US #44
#30Carol140US #23
#31Diana140US #53
#32Joyce131US #58
#33Carolyn129US #43
#34Tina127US #45
#35Sherry124US #54
#36Beverly122US #60
#37Cindy120US #30
#38Terri113US #49
#39Judy106US #48
#40Vickie106US #100
#41Sheila97US #56
#42Kim96US #34
#43Betty91US #68
#44Laura87US #25
#45Peggy86US #69
#46Denise85US #29
#47Bonnie84US #71
#48Paula84US #55
#49Angela83US #50
#50Margaret81US #36
#51Jennifer80US #61
#52Lori80US #20
#53Anita79US #87
#54Kelly79US #52
#55Anna76US #104
#56Darlene76US #75
#57Vicki76US #73
#58Carla74US #110
#59Theresa73US #35
#60Diane70US #22
#61Rita70US #96
#62Ruth70US #97
#63Virginia68US #102
#64Annette66US #62
#65Catherine66US #42
#66Judith66US #74
#67Terry66US #101
#68Melanie65US #125
#69Shirley65US #70
#70Martha64US #83
#71Regina64US #105
#72Beth62US #72
#73Julie61US #28
#74Penny60US #113
#75Sarah59US #116
#76Patty58US #145
#77Becky55US #111
#78Jane55US #67
#79Janice55US #41
#80Sherri55US #136
#81Stephanie54US #91
#82Wanda54US #66
#83Crystal53US #189
#84Rose53US #98
#85Kathryn51US #82
#86Tamara51US #124
#87Helen50US #117
#88Jill50US #76
#89Melissa50US #109
#90Vanessa50US #155
#91Alice49US #119
#92Marsha49US #178
#93Katherine48US #81
#94Jacqueline46US #85
#95Belinda45US #150
#96Amy44US #77
#97Julia44US #122
#98Roberta44US #149
#99Christine43US #40
#100Pam42US #132

Boys

#1David919US #1
#2James854US #3
#3John723US #4
#4Michael692US #2
#5Robert685US #5
#6Mark614US #6
#7William587US #7
#8Timothy496US #11
#9Charles476US #13
#10Richard408US #8
#11Jeffrey350US #14
#12Thomas321US #9
#13Gary272US #22
#14Gregory268US #24
#15Terry248US #34
#16Donald247US #19
#17Kenneth245US #16
#18Ronald245US #21
#19Steven241US #10
#20Larry228US #28
#21Paul221US #18
#22Joseph219US #12
#23Jerry187US #37
#24Kevin181US #15
#25Danny176US #48
#26Ricky171US #38
#27Stephen170US #27
#28Daniel168US #17
#29Douglas165US #30
#30Randy162US #32
#31Brian158US #20
#32Roger158US #47
#33Edward144US #26
#34George141US #33
#35Dennis137US #31
#36Randall132US #59
#37Billy130US #67
#38Carl120US #53
#39Jeffery104US #55
#40Keith101US #35
#41Anthony94US #25
#42Rodney94US #68
#43Scott91US #23
#44Steve86US #43
#45Frank84US #40
#46Bruce83US #39
#47Mike83US #36
#48Raymond83US #46
#49Roy80US #80
#50Darrell78US #104
#51Christopher77US #29
#52Phillip77US #66
#53Johnny76US #65
#54Dale71US #54
#55Jeff71US #49
#56Barry70US #72
#57Craig70US #41
#58Harold70US #92
#59Jimmy70US #69
#60Jack69US #85
#61Eric67US #44
#62Tony65US #52
#63Patrick64US #45
#64Ralph64US #89
#65Russell64US #56
#66Samuel64US #91
#67Ronnie62US #87
#68Timmy61US #192
#69Bobby59US #73
#70Wayne59US #58
#71Greg57US #83
#72Tim57US #60
#73Curtis56US #79
#74Gerald56US #62
#75Harry55US #124
#76Howard55US #108
#77Philip54US #76
#78Allen53US #99
#79Eddie50US #102
#80Andrew49US #51
#81Joe49US #57
#82Matthew49US #61
#83Alan46US #50
#84Jackie46
#85Stanley46US #100
#86Jay45US #78
#87Micheal45US #105
#88Tommy45US #112
#89Walter45US #70
#90Lawrence44US #64
#91Bill43US #95
#92Chris43US #63
#93Rick41US #101
#94Franklin39US #194
#95Glen38US #143
#96Rickey37US #138
#97Earl36US #139
#98Bradley35US #90
#99Frederick35US #114
#100Marvin35US #119

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑46Lori#52
↑32Christopher#51
↑30Laura#44
↑30Annette#64
↑26Wayne#70
↑22Angela#49
↑21Sarah#75
↑21Frank#45

Falling

↓29Marsha#92
↓23Kathryn#85
↓20Bobby#69
↓20Walter#89
↓19Ronnie#67
↓16Catherine#65
↓16Tamara#86
↓16Tim#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.