State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1964 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,343 West Virginia births in 1964 across 719 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.

#73Loraoutside the national top 200
#77Marshaoutside the national top 200
#96Jackieoutside the national top 200
#87Franklin#189 nationally
#100Timmyoutside the national top 200
#85Loretta#174 nationally
#98Shelia#186 nationally
#89Roberta#172 nationally
#55Crystal#136 nationally
#82Charlotte#158 nationally
#68Vickie#127 nationally
#99Earl#149 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa530US #1
#2Mary436US #2
#3Kimberly408US #6
#4Tammy395US #10
#5Teresa301US #21
#6Donna272US #7
#7Pamela259US #11
#8Karen248US #4
#9Brenda238US #18
#10Susan238US #3
#11Robin235US #27
#12Patricia227US #5
#13Barbara225US #19
#14Tina203US #34
#15Linda198US #8
#16Angela190US #22
#17Deborah181US #12
#18Sandra176US #13
#19Debra171US #24
#20Rebecca171US #46
#21Kathy159US #39
#22Cynthia158US #9
#23Sherry144US #50
#24Sharon137US #20
#25Elizabeth133US #16
#26Cheryl130US #29
#27Melissa130US #53
#28Lori128US #15
#29Connie124US #64
#30Kelly118US #35
#31Rhonda116US #43
#32Nancy111US #26
#33Paula111US #45
#34Jennifer110US #31
#35Carol106US #36
#36Sheila103US #51
#37Jacqueline98US #37
#38Beth95US #65
#39Laura95US #14
#40Stephanie95US #57
#41Cindy94US #47
#42Denise93US #25
#43Diana93US #63
#44Debbie92US #52
#45Sherri92US #86
#46Amy91US #44
#47Terri91US #62
#48Julie88US #17
#49Cathy84US #75
#50Carla81US #78
#51Beverly78US #91
#52Anita76US #85
#53Carolyn75US #56
#54Penny74US #96
#55Crystal73US #136
#56Betty72US #102
#57Joyce72US #87
#58Michelle71US #23
#59Janet70US #48
#60Margaret63US #49
#61Tracy63US #40
#62Christine62US #28
#63Kim62US #42
#64Theresa62US #38
#65Diane60US #32
#66Regina58US #83
#67Judy56US #74
#68Vickie56US #127
#69Bonnie55US #89
#70Ruth55US #114
#71Sarah54US #92
#72Jill53US #61
#73Lora53
#74Dawn51US #33
#75Peggy51US #106
#76Anna49US #97
#77Marsha49
#78Christina46US #88
#79Michele45US #58
#80Andrea44US #77
#81Martha44US #95
#82Charlotte43US #158
#83Shirley43US #103
#84Julia42US #117
#85Loretta42US #174
#86Virginia42US #109
#87Wendy42US #55
#88Deanna41US #115
#89Roberta41US #172
#90Rita40US #122
#91Darlene39US #80
#92Tamara39US #108
#93Terry39US #139
#94Judith38US #98
#95Alice37US #141
#96Melanie37US #105
#97Melinda37US #113
#98Shelia37US #186
#99Becky36US #131
#100Jackie36US #128

Boys

#1James840US #4
#2John798US #2
#3David717US #3
#4Michael669US #1
#5Robert662US #5
#6William543US #7
#7Mark510US #6
#8Timothy403US #15
#9Jeffrey398US #10
#10Charles390US #17
#11Richard377US #8
#12Kevin290US #13
#13Gregory276US #22
#14Thomas258US #9
#15Joseph255US #11
#16Steven250US #12
#17Kenneth218US #18
#18Gary215US #26
#19Paul207US #16
#20Brian205US #20
#21Donald200US #25
#22Ronald187US #24
#23Terry168US #35
#24Scott167US #14
#25Larry160US #36
#26Douglas153US #31
#27Randy148US #38
#28Jerry142US #40
#29Roger139US #49
#30Jeffery138US #45
#31Stephen133US #29
#32Daniel130US #19
#33Edward116US #27
#34Todd116US #28
#35George111US #33
#36Anthony100US #21
#37Christopher100US #23
#38Patrick100US #30
#39Keith99US #34
#40Billy95US #71
#41Eric93US #32
#42Ricky91US #54
#43Carl90US #55
#44Danny84US #56
#45Bobby82US #73
#46Randall79US #66
#47Dennis75US #42
#48Rodney74US #59
#49Bruce71US #46
#50Harold69US #98
#51Matthew68US #43
#52Russell68US #58
#53Mike66US #47
#54Bryan63US #70
#55Walter61US #80
#56Phillip60US #67
#57Samuel60US #86
#58Raymond59US #44
#59Jeff57US #52
#60Johnny56US #74
#61Andrew52US #37
#62Barry52US #69
#63Darrell52US #96
#64Frank51US #41
#65Jimmy51US #78
#66Ronnie51US #104
#67Roy51US #89
#68Steve51US #51
#69Troy51US #57
#70Jack50US #99
#71Joe50US #62
#72Ralph50US #103
#73Howard49US #116
#74Jon48US #79
#75Curtis47US #75
#76Tony47US #50
#77Tommy45US #108
#78Dale44US #72
#79Philip44US #76
#80Ernest42US #124
#81Lawrence42US #68
#82Tim42US #82
#83Wayne42US #61
#84Alan41US #53
#85Craig41US #48
#86Gerald41US #60
#87Franklin40US #189
#88Greg40US #95
#89Harry40US #136
#90Allen39US #93
#91Chris39US #65
#92Bradley38US #77
#93Jonathan37US #83
#94Shawn37US #88
#95Eddie36US #106
#96Jackie36
#97Jay36US #84
#98Micheal36US #112
#99Earl34US #149
#100Timmy33

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑38Jacqueline#37
↑28Walter#55
↑24Diane#65
↑23Crystal#55
↑23Jon#74
↑23Tommy#77
↑22Joe#71
↑22Howard#73

Falling

↓32Melanie#96
↓32Melinda#97
↓24Greg#88
↓22Janet#59
↓21Darlene#91
↓19Peggy#75
↓19Allen#90
↓19Timmy#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.