State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1966 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,797 West Virginia births in 1966 across 631 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.

#64Loraoutside the national top 200
#89Marshaoutside the national top 200
#89Timmyoutside the national top 200
#91Franklin#188 nationally
#87Loretta#175 nationally
#93Shelia#181 nationally
#96Roberta#180 nationally
#86Clifford#169 nationally
#73Vickie#147 nationally
#52Howard#120 nationally
#76Harry#144 nationally
#56Betty#121 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa619US #1
#2Kimberly425US #2
#3Tammy338US #8
#4Mary285US #3
#5Melissa251US #22
#6Angela241US #9
#7Tina206US #23
#8Pamela188US #15
#9Karen187US #5
#10Teresa186US #29
#11Donna173US #12
#12Patricia171US #7
#13Brenda169US #25
#14Rebecca164US #40
#15Susan150US #6
#16Sandra148US #17
#17Robin138US #42
#18Jennifer136US #10
#19Cynthia134US #11
#20Sherry132US #53
#21Barbara130US #27
#22Kelly129US #26
#23Lori128US #21
#24Deborah125US #14
#25Linda120US #18
#26Rhonda120US #39
#27Michelle119US #4
#28Amy111US #30
#29Elizabeth104US #16
#30Cheryl98US #34
#31Paula98US #50
#32Connie97US #70
#33Debra96US #35
#34Sharon94US #28
#35Stephanie93US #38
#36Kathy90US #59
#37Julie86US #13
#38Nancy86US #33
#39Laura81US #19
#40Tracy80US #31
#41Sherri78US #92
#42Denise74US #32
#43Terri74US #72
#44Cindy71US #56
#45Christina68US #67
#46Beverly66US #109
#47Christine64US #20
#48Carol63US #48
#49Joyce63US #100
#50Carla61US #77
#51Cathy60US #99
#52Diana60US #64
#53Anita59US #88
#54Janet58US #57
#55Beth57US #65
#56Betty57US #121
#57Jacqueline53US #47
#58Jill53US #49
#59Theresa53US #46
#60Carolyn52US #60
#61Dawn52US #24
#62Penny52US #112
#63Tonya52US #96
#64Lora51
#65Melinda50US #102
#66Michele50US #36
#67Regina50US #82
#68Sheila50US #51
#69Wendy49US #41
#70Margaret48US #55
#71Anna47US #95
#72Judy44US #97
#73Vickie44US #147
#74Virginia44US #122
#75Bonnie42US #90
#76Sarah42US #85
#77Debbie41US #73
#78Darlene40US #94
#79Wanda40US #84
#80Andrea38US #52
#81Crystal38US #145
#82Diane38US #45
#83Helen37US #144
#84Tamara37US #98
#85Katherine36US #78
#86Kathryn36US #86
#87Loretta36US #175
#88Martha36US #106
#89Marsha35
#90Vicki35US #115
#91Catherine34US #54
#92Gina33US #58
#93Shelia33US #181
#94April32US #108
#95Deanna32US #105
#96Roberta32US #180
#97Shirley32US #124
#98Charlotte30US #151
#99Melanie30US #116
#100Peggy30US #139

Boys

#1James704US #3
#2David636US #2
#3Michael611US #1
#4John598US #4
#5Robert527US #5
#6William396US #6
#7Timothy367US #11
#8Charles360US #20
#9Jeffrey334US #9
#10Richard332US #8
#11Mark319US #7
#12Brian282US #14
#13Kevin243US #17
#14Thomas219US #10
#15Gregory205US #23
#16Donald204US #27
#17Ronald203US #24
#18Joseph200US #15
#19Steven200US #13
#20Kenneth191US #21
#21Gary184US #28
#22Paul179US #18
#23Scott160US #16
#24Christopher159US #12
#25Jerry144US #41
#26Larry144US #38
#27Daniel141US #19
#28Rodney134US #35
#29Roger124US #51
#30Douglas117US #33
#31Terry113US #40
#32Anthony110US #22
#33Eric109US #25
#34Jeffery107US #42
#35Stephen100US #26
#36Randy98US #45
#37Edward97US #30
#38George93US #37
#39Patrick91US #31
#40Matthew87US #34
#41Keith85US #32
#42Todd82US #29
#43Ricky81US #64
#44Billy79US #80
#45Carl78US #56
#46Danny78US #62
#47Randall73US #70
#48Bobby64US #82
#49Samuel63US #81
#50Harold58US #99
#51Bryan56US #52
#52Howard56US #120
#53Roy56US #94
#54Andrew53US #36
#55Dennis53US #44
#56Russell53US #61
#57Allen50US #97
#58Bruce50US #53
#59Phillip50US #71
#60Raymond50US #47
#61Darrell49US #95
#62Frank47US #43
#63Tony46US #49
#64Ronnie45US #108
#65Jack44US #107
#66Curtis43US #75
#67Johnny43US #73
#68Craig42US #46
#69Jimmy42US #77
#70Walter42US #83
#71Shawn40US #54
#72Philip38US #86
#73Troy37US #48
#74Dale36US #85
#75Barry35US #87
#76Harry35US #144
#77Jay35US #91
#78Jonathan35US #65
#79Ernest32US #122
#80Steve32US #67
#81Jeff31US #72
#82Tommy31US #124
#83Bradley30US #68
#84Wayne30US #59
#85Chris29US #55
#86Clifford29US #169
#87Jon29US #76
#88Micheal29US #115
#89Timmy29
#90Tracy29US #98
#91Franklin28US #188
#92Sean28US #50
#93Albert27US #100
#94Leonard27US #125
#95Darren26US #63
#96Gerald26US #60
#97Lawrence26US #66
#98Eddie25US #121
#99Henry25US #92
#100Marvin25US #113

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑48Howard#52
↑30Tonya#63
↑26Christina#45
↑23Philip#72
↑21Bonnie#75
↑19Michelle#27
↑19Lora#64
↑19Wendy#69

Falling

↓29Darren#95
↓27Sheila#68
↓27Peggy#100
↓27Gerald#96
↓21Debbie#77
↓19Craig#68
↓19Lawrence#97
↓18Carolyn#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.