State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1965 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,607 West Virginia births in 1965 across 667 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.

#83Loraoutside the national top 200
#84Marshaoutside the national top 200
#73Franklin#185 nationally
#96Timmyoutside the national top 200
#91Shelia#182 nationally
#78Roberta#167 nationally
#98Loretta#185 nationally
#60Vickie#138 nationally
#83Earl#156 nationally
#93Clarence#166 nationally
#81Crystal#146 nationally
#95Charlotte#153 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa630US #1
#2Kimberly412US #4
#3Mary357US #2
#4Tammy314US #11
#5Teresa274US #24
#6Karen248US #3
#7Angela243US #10
#8Donna224US #7
#9Patricia206US #6
#10Rebecca203US #41
#11Brenda202US #23
#12Tina202US #29
#13Pamela200US #12
#14Sandra185US #15
#15Robin184US #33
#16Melissa183US #38
#17Cynthia182US #9
#18Barbara178US #25
#19Susan171US #5
#20Deborah152US #13
#21Linda152US #8
#22Debra141US #27
#23Sherry137US #56
#24Rhonda129US #37
#25Kelly127US #30
#26Elizabeth125US #16
#27Jennifer125US #20
#28Sharon120US #22
#29Kathy112US #54
#30Connie111US #61
#31Lori105US #19
#32Amy94US #35
#33Paula93US #49
#34Terri91US #69
#35Carol90US #42
#36Cheryl90US #31
#37Stephanie87US #44
#38Julie86US #14
#39Nancy86US #32
#40Janet84US #55
#41Sheila83US #50
#42Carolyn81US #58
#43Laura80US #17
#44Sherri80US #91
#45Denise77US #28
#46Michelle76US #18
#47Christine73US #21
#48Beth70US #66
#49Joyce70US #90
#50Tracy67US #36
#51Cathy66US #88
#52Carla64US #76
#53Diana64US #64
#54Anita62US #94
#55Cindy62US #53
#56Debbie57US #62
#57Margaret57US #52
#58Penny57US #97
#59Dawn56US #26
#60Vickie55US #138
#61Beverly54US #101
#62Betty53US #103
#63Virginia52US #115
#64Jacqueline51US #47
#65Theresa51US #45
#66Regina50US #82
#67Judy49US #86
#68Melinda49US #100
#69Kim48US #43
#70Diane47US #40
#71Christina46US #74
#72Jill46US #51
#73Peggy46US #124
#74Sarah45US #92
#75Gina42US #70
#76Martha42US #99
#77Michele42US #48
#78Roberta42US #167
#79Valerie42US #67
#80Anna41US #96
#81Crystal40US #146
#82Deanna40US #110
#83Lora40
#84Marsha40
#85Catherine39US #57
#86Darlene39US #83
#87Jane39US #95
#88Wendy39US #39
#89Helen38US #137
#90Jamie37US #140
#91Shelia37US #182
#92Tamara37US #104
#93Tonya37US #129
#94Andrea36US #63
#95Charlotte36US #153
#96Bonnie35US #89
#97Leslie35US #75
#98Loretta35US #185
#99Rita34US #126
#100Rose34US #133

Boys

#1James691US #4
#2David650US #3
#3John634US #2
#4Michael615US #1
#5Robert586US #5
#6William449US #6
#7Mark387US #7
#8Timothy367US #12
#9Jeffrey334US #10
#10Charles326US #20
#11Richard325US #8
#12Kevin284US #13
#13Thomas263US #9
#14Brian251US #19
#15Gregory241US #23
#16Joseph234US #11
#17Steven210US #14
#18Ronald203US #24
#19Gary195US #27
#20Kenneth188US #21
#21Paul184US #16
#22Donald169US #26
#23Daniel160US #17
#24Larry153US #38
#25Scott143US #15
#26Stephen142US #28
#27Roger138US #49
#28Jerry131US #41
#29Rodney131US #33
#30Christopher128US #18
#31Terry126US #40
#32Douglas122US #32
#33George116US #34
#34Jeffery111US #47
#35Ricky102US #57
#36Randy101US #42
#37Anthony99US #22
#38Eric98US #25
#39Randall94US #73
#40Todd87US #30
#41Keith86US #35
#42Carl84US #54
#43Edward82US #29
#44Matthew80US #36
#45Danny76US #56
#46Russell76US #58
#47Billy75US #77
#48Patrick72US #31
#49Craig71US #46
#50Dennis66US #44
#51Phillip66US #70
#52Samuel62US #84
#53Harold59US #99
#54Curtis55US #75
#55Bruce54US #50
#56Jimmy54US #81
#57Roy52US #95
#58Frank50US #43
#59Raymond50US #45
#60Ronnie50US #107
#61Allen49US #92
#62Bobby49US #80
#63Bryan47US #63
#64Andrew46US #37
#65Tony45US #48
#66Darren43US #52
#67Shawn43US #69
#68Darrell42US #91
#69Gerald42US #64
#70Ralph41US #103
#71Dale40US #83
#72Tommy40US #119
#73Franklin39US #185
#74Jay38US #90
#75Jonathan37US #74
#76Steve37US #55
#77Walter37US #82
#78Lawrence36US #66
#79Jack35US #104
#80Jeff35US #62
#81Mike34US #51
#82Alan33US #59
#83Earl33US #156
#84Troy33US #53
#85Barry32US #86
#86Johnny32US #76
#87Chris31US #60
#88Jon31US #78
#89Bradley30US #72
#90Harry30US #146
#91Leonard30US #121
#92Vincent30US #61
#93Clarence29US #166
#94Ernest29US #124
#95Philip29US #87
#96Timmy29
#97Stanley28US #115
#98Wayne28US #65
#99Eddie27US #113
#100Howard27US #122

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑36Craig#49
↑29Melinda#68
↑29Allen#61
↑27Shawn#67
↑23Virginia#63
↑23Jay#74
↑21Curtis#54
↑19Janet#40

Falling

↓28Mike#81
↓27Jacqueline#64
↓27Bonnie#96
↓27Howard#100
↓26Crystal#81
↓26Johnny#86
↓23Barry#85
↓22Walter#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.