State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1969 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,456 West Virginia births in 1969 across 630 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.

#64Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#68Loraoutside the national top 200
#83Jackieoutside the national top 200
#92Marshaoutside the national top 200
#97Leighoutside the national top 200
#100Franklinoutside the national top 200
#96Lonnie#192 nationally
#89Vickie#174 nationally
#62Beverly#141 nationally
#93Earl#172 nationally
#85Judy#162 nationally
#78Betty#154 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa459US #1
#2Melissa415US #5
#3Kimberly337US #4
#4Tammy269US #9
#5Angela268US #7
#6Mary229US #8
#7Michelle223US #2
#8Jennifer197US #3
#9Amy177US #6
#10Rebecca177US #28
#11Tina175US #22
#12Lori162US #20
#13Susan159US #11
#14Teresa157US #32
#15Pamela145US #24
#16Kelly144US #15
#17Patricia134US #18
#18Donna132US #26
#19Sandra123US #25
#20Stephanie122US #19
#21Barbara117US #39
#22Julie117US #12
#23Brenda116US #38
#24Cynthia114US #23
#25Elizabeth112US #16
#26Tracy105US #17
#27Robin101US #46
#28Rhonda98US #44
#29Sherry98US #55
#30Deborah93US #27
#31Laura93US #10
#32Debra87US #43
#33Christina86US #37
#34Karen82US #13
#35Linda81US #33
#36Christine76US #14
#37Paula76US #50
#38Kathy73US #77
#39Sharon72US #36
#40Michele71US #30
#41Heather69US #34
#42Tonya66US #54
#43Cheryl64US #41
#44Melinda61US #89
#45Sherri59US #106
#46Connie57US #105
#47Wendy57US #29
#48Beth55US #82
#49Tamara55US #78
#50Cindy54US #74
#51Dawn54US #21
#52Kelli54US #115
#53Shannon53US #31
#54Carol52US #56
#55Crystal52US #118
#56Nancy52US #45
#57Regina52US #86
#58Sheila52US #68
#59Sarah51US #72
#60Anita49US #120
#61Denise49US #35
#62Beverly48US #141
#63Julia47US #100
#64Loretta47
#65Leslie46US #64
#66Carla45US #90
#67Janet45US #84
#68Lora45
#69Terri45US #93
#70Andrea44US #48
#71Melanie44US #92
#72April43US #97
#73Carolyn41US #71
#74Deanna40US #88
#75Jill40US #51
#76Tracey40US #65
#77Virginia40US #138
#78Betty38US #154
#79Margaret38US #73
#80Bonnie37US #128
#81Katherine37US #70
#82Jodi36US #95
#83Shelly36US #102
#84Diana35US #81
#85Judy35US #162
#86Stacey35US #52
#87Victoria35US #83
#88Penny34US #142
#89Vickie34US #174
#90Catherine33US #58
#91Gina33US #63
#92Marsha33
#93Cathy32US #133
#94Jamie32US #121
#95Joyce32US #148
#96Kellie32US #130
#97Leigh32
#98Rachel32US #69
#99Anna31US #99
#100Dana31US #60

Boys

#1James651US #3
#2Michael634US #1
#3David597US #2
#4John537US #4
#5Robert525US #5
#6William459US #6
#7Brian339US #9
#8Mark335US #8
#9Charles330US #19
#10Richard294US #10
#11Jeffrey290US #11
#12Timothy256US #17
#13Thomas236US #13
#14Christopher218US #7
#15Steven211US #14
#16Gregory208US #26
#17Kevin206US #16
#18Joseph197US #15
#19Scott178US #12
#20Paul168US #22
#21Gary161US #35
#22Daniel147US #18
#23Kenneth146US #23
#24Ronald144US #29
#25Eric136US #21
#26Larry136US #40
#27Donald135US #30
#28Jerry126US #45
#29Matthew126US #24
#30Stephen126US #27
#31Douglas108US #34
#32Roger107US #59
#33Todd101US #28
#34Anthony95US #20
#35George93US #38
#36Patrick91US #31
#37Terry89US #52
#38Shawn85US #41
#39Edward83US #32
#40Russell73US #57
#41Danny72US #73
#42Rodney71US #49
#43Bryan70US #51
#44Jeffery68US #48
#45Randy68US #55
#46Jason66US #25
#47Billy62US #77
#48Dennis61US #44
#49Keith60US #36
#50Roy60US #105
#51Randall59US #85
#52Johnny55US #67
#53Jonathan55US #46
#54Carl54US #62
#55Bradley53US #53
#56Craig53US #39
#57Jimmy53US #79
#58Phillip51US #74
#59Ricky51US #90
#60Troy50US #42
#61Andrew48US #33
#62Samuel47US #64
#63Philip46US #86
#64Tony46US #54
#65Harold44US #117
#66Raymond44US #50
#67Sean42US #37
#68Bobby40US #82
#69Ralph39US #126
#70Bruce37US #72
#71Aaron36US #61
#72Frank34US #47
#73Jack34US #122
#74Ronnie34US #127
#75Walter34US #84
#76Curtis33US #81
#77Jay33US #95
#78Barry32US #99
#79Chad31US #69
#80Chris31US #66
#81Wayne31US #75
#82Darrell30US #93
#83Jackie30
#84Jon30US #68
#85Lawrence30US #71
#86Brent29US #92
#87Darren29US #60
#88Ernest29US #130
#89Glenn29US #88
#90Micheal29US #120
#91Dwayne28US #144
#92Dale27US #96
#93Earl27US #172
#94Gerald26US #65
#95Henry26US #100
#96Lonnie25US #192
#97Marvin25US #139
#98Tommy25US #134
#99Alan24US #76
#100Franklin24

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑52Heather#41
↑43Jason#46
↑32Julia#63
↑31Philip#63
↑23Jimmy#57
↑21Jonathan#53
↑20Virginia#77
↑20Bonnie#80

Falling

↓33Cathy#93
↓32Anna#99
↓28Terri#69
↓27Jill#75
↓24Gerald#94
↓20Diana#84
↓20Jay#77
↓20Darrell#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.