State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1967 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,833 West Virginia births in 1967 across 614 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.

#71Loraoutside the national top 200
#78Franklin#194 nationally
#92Mistyoutside the national top 200
#93Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#95Billieoutside the national top 200
#75Loretta#177 nationally
#95Clarence#182 nationally
#64Vickie#144 nationally
#70Crystal#139 nationally
#96Earl#163 nationally
#70Howard#131 nationally
#53Beverly#112 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa568US #1
#2Kimberly390US #2
#3Melissa365US #9
#4Tammy307US #8
#5Angela259US #7
#6Mary228US #4
#7Teresa205US #28
#8Michelle187US #3
#9Tina183US #21
#10Donna180US #19
#11Rebecca173US #39
#12Patricia165US #11
#13Pamela162US #17
#14Kelly161US #23
#15Karen159US #6
#16Brenda153US #31
#17Susan138US #5
#18Sherry134US #51
#19Amy131US #12
#20Elizabeth131US #13
#21Jennifer130US #10
#22Cynthia128US #18
#23Stephanie123US #25
#24Sandra121US #20
#25Lori120US #24
#26Barbara118US #33
#27Rhonda115US #41
#28Deborah114US #22
#29Connie113US #75
#30Linda112US #26
#31Robin105US #45
#32Laura101US #15
#33Kathy99US #64
#34Debra98US #38
#35Paula98US #46
#36Cheryl94US #35
#37Julie93US #16
#38Tracy88US #29
#39Sharon85US #30
#40Diana82US #65
#41Beth81US #67
#42Denise80US #34
#43Terri77US #77
#44Tonya74US #68
#45Christine65US #14
#46Sheila65US #56
#47Wendy61US #32
#48Dawn59US #27
#49Janet58US #61
#50Nancy58US #37
#51Christina57US #53
#52Theresa57US #43
#53Beverly56US #112
#54Jacqueline56US #52
#55Regina56US #80
#56Cindy55US #59
#57Sherri54US #89
#58Joyce53US #116
#59Carla52US #82
#60Melinda51US #95
#61Michele51US #36
#62Carol50US #47
#63Leslie49US #66
#64Vickie48US #144
#65Anita47US #98
#66April46US #79
#67Catherine46US #55
#68Jill45US #50
#69Margaret45US #58
#70Crystal44US #139
#71Lora44
#72Judy42US #121
#73Andrea41US #48
#74Cathy41US #118
#75Loretta41US #177
#76Diane40US #44
#77Gina40US #54
#78Vicki40US #113
#79Annette39US #85
#80Carolyn39US #60
#81Penny39US #119
#82Tamara39US #86
#83Virginia36US #135
#84Debbie34US #90
#85Katherine34US #76
#86Sarah34US #83
#87Stacy34US #74
#88Deanna33US #104
#89Jodi33US #103
#90Bonnie32US #102
#91Martha32US #117
#92Misty32
#93Shelia32
#94Sonya32US #114
#95Billie31
#96Dana31US #71
#97Julia31US #123
#98Peggy31US #151
#99Rose31US #152
#100Anna30US #91

Boys

#1James715US #3
#2David647US #2
#3Michael609US #1
#4John527US #4
#5Robert489US #5
#6William398US #6
#7Richard341US #8
#8Timothy333US #11
#9Mark330US #7
#10Charles317US #20
#11Brian300US #10
#12Jeffrey291US #13
#13Thomas249US #12
#14Kevin240US #17
#15Steven216US #14
#16Christopher205US #9
#17Joseph202US #15
#18Donald187US #27
#19Kenneth185US #22
#20Ronald167US #24
#21Gregory163US #25
#22Paul162US #18
#23Larry139US #38
#24Scott135US #16
#25Jerry125US #41
#26Gary124US #32
#27Roger123US #53
#28Daniel120US #19
#29Rodney117US #37
#30Matthew114US #28
#31Anthony112US #21
#32Eric112US #23
#33Stephen109US #26
#34Douglas105US #33
#35Edward94US #31
#36George92US #36
#37Keith92US #34
#38Terry89US #42
#39Jeffery84US #47
#40Patrick81US #30
#41Todd77US #29
#42Randy72US #49
#43Billy68US #76
#44Carl67US #57
#45Danny63US #68
#46Roy60US #95
#47Shawn59US #51
#48Ricky57US #75
#49Bryan56US #52
#50Dennis55US #43
#51Samuel55US #69
#52Randall50US #72
#53Bobby49US #83
#54Darrell49US #86
#55Harold49US #104
#56Raymond48US #48
#57Jimmy47US #74
#58Ronnie46US #114
#59Russell46US #58
#60Walter45US #81
#61Jack44US #112
#62Johnny44US #70
#63Andrew43US #35
#64Craig43US #46
#65Phillip43US #73
#66Frank42US #45
#67Chris39US #60
#68Tony39US #50
#69Allen38US #100
#70Howard38US #131
#71Troy38US #40
#72Bruce36US #55
#73Jonathan35US #56
#74Philip35US #82
#75Curtis34US #77
#76Dale34US #89
#77Dwayne34US #136
#78Franklin34US #194
#79Gerald34US #59
#80Alan33US #61
#81Jon32US #71
#82Tommy31US #127
#83Jay30US #87
#84Marvin30US #124
#85Ralph30US #117
#86Bradley29US #66
#87Eddie29US #132
#88Jason29US #54
#89Steve29US #79
#90Ernest28US #128
#91Tracy28US #99
#92Barry27US #96
#93Darren27US #63
#94Harry27US #148
#95Clarence26US #182
#96Earl26US #163
#97Henry26US #93
#98Melvin26US #150
#99Frederick25US #110
#100Sean25US #44

On the move since 1966

Rising

↑28April#66
↑24Catherine#67
↑24Shawn#47
↑22Sheila#46
↑22Wendy#47
↑19Michelle#8
↑19Tonya#44
↑18Chris#67

Falling

↓29Anna#100
↓23Cathy#74
↓20Carolyn#80
↓19Penny#81
↓18Howard#70
↓18Harry#94
↓17Barry#92
↓16Sherri#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1966 rankings.