State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1968 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,922 West Virginia births in 1968 across 641 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.

#61Loraoutside the national top 200
#70Loretta#194 nationally
#86Timmyoutside the national top 200
#95Franklin#198 nationally
#82Belinda#176 nationally
#63Betty#153 nationally
#71Harry#153 nationally
#75Peggy#155 nationally
#92Clifford#167 nationally
#60Cathy#134 nationally
#52Beverly#122 nationally
#49Crystal#118 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa543US #1
#2Melissa407US #5
#3Kimberly399US #3
#4Tammy374US #8
#5Angela288US #7
#6Mary248US #6
#7Michelle224US #2
#8Tina220US #18
#9Teresa189US #30
#10Rebecca178US #33
#11Kelly167US #12
#12Patricia159US #15
#13Amy155US #13
#14Pamela146US #20
#15Donna144US #24
#16Karen141US #9
#17Jennifer139US #4
#18Susan137US #10
#19Cynthia136US #19
#20Rhonda125US #42
#21Lori124US #22
#22Robin120US #43
#23Brenda114US #34
#24Sandra114US #26
#25Elizabeth113US #17
#26Sherry113US #52
#27Stephanie112US #23
#28Linda106US #28
#29Barbara103US #36
#30Deborah101US #27
#31Paula101US #45
#32Julie93US #16
#33Laura92US #11
#34Sharon91US #32
#35Christina83US #44
#36Debra83US #38
#37Michele81US #29
#38Cheryl78US #37
#39Tracy78US #25
#40Tonya76US #60
#41Terri75US #83
#42Connie73US #87
#43Kathy71US #76
#44Cindy70US #67
#45Beth67US #74
#46Melinda64US #90
#47Carla63US #91
#48Jill59US #46
#49Crystal57US #118
#50Sarah56US #78
#51Christine55US #14
#52Beverly53US #122
#53Dawn53US #21
#54Sherri53US #95
#55Nancy52US #39
#56Wendy49US #31
#57Denise47US #35
#58Carol46US #49
#59Theresa46US #47
#60Cathy44US #134
#61Lora44
#62Tamara44US #80
#63Betty43US #153
#64Diana43US #71
#65Regina43US #81
#66Sheila43US #59
#67Anna42US #99
#68Carolyn42US #61
#69Kelli42US #137
#70Loretta42US #194
#71Melanie41US #94
#72Andrea40US #48
#73Janet40US #73
#74Valerie40US #77
#75Peggy38US #155
#76Deanna37US #104
#77Victoria37US #82
#78Anita36US #109
#79Jacqueline35US #50
#80Leslie35US #66
#81Penny35US #124
#82Belinda34US #176
#83Catherine34US #56
#84Christy33US #151
#85Ann32US #54
#86April32US #96
#87Gina32US #58
#88Margaret32US #63
#89Jodi31US #97
#90Sheri31US #119
#91Carrie30US #86
#92Debbie30US #111
#93Heather30US #62
#94Joyce30US #128
#95Julia30US #113
#96Vickie30US #162
#97Virginia30US #131
#98Jamie29US #120
#99Kathryn29US #100
#100Bonnie28US #116

Boys

#1James716US #4
#2Michael660US #1
#3David601US #2
#4John588US #3
#5Robert483US #5
#6William447US #6
#7Mark387US #7
#8Charles341US #20
#9Brian328US #10
#10Richard321US #8
#11Timothy311US #13
#12Jeffrey271US #11
#13Thomas225US #12
#14Joseph219US #16
#15Kevin212US #17
#16Paul195US #19
#17Steven193US #15
#18Christopher183US #9
#19Ronald181US #25
#20Donald169US #29
#21Gregory168US #26
#22Gary166US #32
#23Kenneth159US #23
#24Stephen149US #27
#25Scott144US #14
#26Larry140US #38
#27Matthew125US #24
#28Daniel124US #18
#29Jerry124US #44
#30Eric119US #22
#31Roger115US #55
#32Rodney113US #42
#33Terry105US #48
#34Douglas103US #33
#35Anthony98US #21
#36George97US #36
#37Patrick97US #30
#38Todd90US #28
#39Edward80US #31
#40Jeffery80US #46
#41Ricky77US #70
#42Billy72US #76
#43Carl71US #59
#44Russell67US #56
#45Shawn67US #43
#46Danny64US #72
#47Keith63US #35
#48Bryan62US #51
#49Randy61US #54
#50Andrew59US #34
#51Randall55US #79
#52Harold54US #108
#53Phillip54US #71
#54Raymond53US #50
#55Ronnie49US #115
#56Tony49US #52
#57Jay48US #88
#58Craig46US #41
#59Dennis46US #45
#60Samuel46US #66
#61Roy45US #94
#62Darrell44US #86
#63Troy43US #40
#64Frank42US #49
#65Ralph42US #127
#66Bradley41US #57
#67Bobby40US #81
#68Johnny38US #69
#69Sean38US #37
#70Gerald37US #62
#71Harry37US #153
#72Allen35US #100
#73Brent33US #102
#74Jonathan33US #53
#75Bruce32US #61
#76Dale32US #91
#77Lawrence32US #67
#78Curtis31US #75
#79Wayne31US #63
#80Jimmy30US #77
#81Jon29US #65
#82Walter29US #83
#83Jack28US #110
#84Alan27US #74
#85Benjamin27US #99
#86Timmy27
#87Darren26US #60
#88Henry26US #95
#89Jason26US #47
#90Micheal26US #114
#91Barry25US #107
#92Clifford25US #167
#93Glen25US #162
#94Philip25US #82
#95Franklin24US #198
#96Kelly24US #97
#97Steve24US #89
#98Tommy24US #124
#99Wesley24US #165
#100Calvin22US #156

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑36Sarah#50
↑33Anna#67
↑31Sean#69
↑26Jay#57
↑24Michele#37
↑23Peggy#75
↑23Harry#71
↑21Crystal#49

Falling

↓36Joyce#94
↓32Vickie#96
↓25Jacqueline#79
↓24Diana#64
↓24Janet#73
↓23Jimmy#80
↓22Walter#82
↓22Jack#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.