State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1963 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,140 West Virginia births in 1963 across 720 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.

#81Timmyoutside the national top 200
#80Franklin#195 nationally
#90Diannaoutside the national top 200
#92Loraoutside the national top 200
#93Marsha#191 nationally
#76Clarence#163 nationally
#94Dana#181 nationally
#98Shelia#185 nationally
#78Crystal#156 nationally
#97Tonya#167 nationally
#85Earl#154 nationally
#65Melinda#121 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa489US #1
#2Tammy423US #12
#3Mary374US #2
#4Kimberly349US #11
#5Teresa292US #18
#6Donna274US #6
#7Karen260US #4
#8Brenda258US #15
#9Pamela251US #14
#10Susan234US #3
#11Debra223US #21
#12Sandra219US #9
#13Patricia211US #7
#14Robin209US #25
#15Linda197US #5
#16Kathy190US #34
#17Tina181US #35
#18Deborah176US #13
#19Rebecca174US #44
#20Cynthia166US #10
#21Sharon162US #19
#22Angela159US #30
#23Barbara159US #17
#24Paula148US #42
#25Sherry144US #49
#26Cheryl137US #24
#27Lori132US #8
#28Connie125US #55
#29Nancy121US #23
#30Elizabeth120US #20
#31Rhonda117US #45
#32Kelly116US #32
#33Carol107US #33
#34Cindy106US #37
#35Cathy104US #67
#36Debbie104US #41
#37Janet104US #40
#38Jennifer103US #36
#39Sherri101US #78
#40Diana99US #62
#41Terri98US #58
#42Sheila97US #50
#43Laura92US #16
#44Carla89US #82
#45Joyce89US #84
#46Carolyn87US #56
#47Melissa87US #61
#48Denise81US #27
#49Anita80US #77
#50Julie79US #22
#51Amy74US #54
#52Beverly73US #81
#53Beth72US #66
#54Betty69US #104
#55Penny69US #86
#56Peggy65US #106
#57Regina64US #92
#58Christine63US #29
#59Stephanie63US #64
#60Michelle62US #26
#61Annette60US #71
#62Bonnie60US #83
#63Kim60US #39
#64Melanie60US #101
#65Melinda58US #121
#66Judy57US #70
#67Margaret56US #46
#68Ruth56US #113
#69Tracy56US #48
#70Darlene55US #85
#71Sarah55US #94
#72Katherine54US #87
#73Theresa54US #38
#74Vicki54US #100
#75Jacqueline53US #51
#76Martha53US #90
#77Rita53US #115
#78Crystal52US #156
#79Tamara52US #111
#80Virginia50US #103
#81Jane49US #75
#82Leslie49US #72
#83Alice47US #138
#84Janice47US #63
#85Wanda47US #76
#86Anna46US #102
#87Catherine46US #53
#88Vickie46US #120
#89Diane45US #31
#90Dianna45
#91Jill44US #68
#92Lora43
#93Marsha43US #191
#94Judith39US #91
#95Julia39US #122
#96Rose39US #118
#97Tonya39US #167
#98Shelia38US #185
#99Shirley38US #99
#100Becky37US #126

Boys

#1James794US #4
#2David761US #3
#3John723US #2
#4Michael648US #1
#5Robert623US #5
#6Mark505US #6
#7William487US #7
#8Charles397US #16
#9Timothy395US #15
#10Richard371US #8
#11Jeffrey370US #10
#12Thomas262US #9
#13Gregory259US #21
#14Kevin252US #11
#15Ronald232US #23
#16Gary226US #24
#17Joseph221US #13
#18Kenneth220US #18
#19Steven208US #14
#20Donald206US #25
#21Brian205US #20
#22Paul196US #17
#23Terry187US #32
#24Larry175US #36
#25Roger159US #53
#26Scott151US #12
#27Jerry149US #38
#28Stephen137US #29
#29Ricky135US #47
#30Douglas131US #28
#31Daniel127US #19
#32George125US #34
#33Randy122US #37
#34Jeffery117US #46
#35Billy111US #74
#36Edward111US #27
#37Danny105US #55
#38Carl104US #54
#39Anthony102US #22
#40Christopher102US #26
#41Randall99US #65
#42Todd97US #30
#43Eric94US #31
#44Jeff89US #48
#45Rodney82US #76
#46Patrick81US #35
#47Bruce79US #43
#48Johnny79US #71
#49Dennis78US #39
#50Barry77US #67
#51Keith76US #33
#52Phillip75US #70
#53Matthew67US #50
#54Roy67US #89
#55Frank66US #41
#56Raymond66US #45
#57Steve63US #49
#58Russell62US #57
#59Mike60US #44
#60Bobby59US #75
#61Bryan59US #73
#62Harold57US #96
#63Ronnie57US #101
#64Greg56US #81
#65Jimmy55US #78
#66Jack54US #102
#67Dale53US #69
#68Ralph52US #99
#69Tony52US #52
#70Alan51US #56
#71Allen51US #90
#72Wayne49US #63
#73Andrew48US #42
#74Gerald48US #60
#75Chris47US #59
#76Clarence47US #163
#77Samuel47US #87
#78Bradley45US #82
#79Darrell43US #95
#80Franklin43US #195
#81Timmy43
#82Troy43US #66
#83Walter43US #77
#84Curtis42US #72
#85Earl42US #154
#86Ernest42US #122
#87Jay42US #85
#88Craig41US #51
#89Jonathan41US #88
#90Harry40US #137
#91Tim40US #79
#92Eddie39US #109
#93Joe38US #58
#94Dana37US #181
#95Howard37US #114
#96Micheal37US #106
#97Jon34US #84
#98Philip34US #83
#99Rick33US #111
#100Tommy32US #107

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑27Greg#64
↑26Tracy#69
↑25Paula#24
↑25Amy#51
↑21Gerald#74
↑19Johnny#48
↑19Matthew#53
↑17Leslie#82

Falling

↓38Vickie#88
↓32Craig#88
↓22Vicki#74
↓22Tim#91
↓21Catherine#87
↓20Judy#66
↓20Diane#89
↓18Beverly#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.