State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1970 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,817 West Virginia births in 1970 across 656 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.

#79Loraoutside the national top 200
#79Franklinoutside the national top 200
#84Billieoutside the national top 200
#61Betty#169 nationally
#93Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#94Jody#184 nationally
#92Clifford#176 nationally
#86Harry#169 nationally
#99Earl#173 nationally
#49Sherri#122 nationally
#85Penny#157 nationally
#52Harold#122 nationally

Girls

#1Melissa432US #7
#2Lisa417US #2
#3Kimberly371US #3
#4Angela346US #6
#5Tammy329US #8
#6Amy258US #5
#7Jennifer257US #1
#8Michelle251US #4
#9Mary224US #9
#10Tina197US #21
#11Rebecca181US #29
#12Stephanie173US #17
#13Teresa172US #34
#14Lori168US #23
#15Pamela152US #26
#16Tracy150US #10
#17Kelly141US #20
#18Karen131US #12
#19Patricia130US #24
#20Susan129US #15
#21Elizabeth127US #18
#22Christina124US #35
#23Cynthia119US #25
#24Brenda108US #40
#25Donna105US #32
#26Heather105US #19
#27Julie104US #11
#28Laura101US #13
#29Robin95US #51
#30Shannon93US #22
#31Sandra90US #27
#32Sherry90US #60
#33Barbara85US #41
#34Linda85US #38
#35Kathy83US #77
#36Cheryl79US #44
#37Tonya79US #49
#38Rhonda78US #46
#39Debra77US #47
#40Wendy76US #28
#41Crystal73US #101
#42Christine72US #14
#43Michele72US #31
#44Deborah71US #33
#45Dawn70US #16
#46Sharon67US #37
#47Kelli66US #115
#48Melinda65US #93
#49Sherri62US #122
#50Paula61US #57
#51Nancy59US #50
#52Beth58US #92
#53Connie56US #116
#54Cindy55US #72
#55Carol54US #71
#56Stacy54US #42
#57Denise52US #36
#58Regina52US #86
#59Sarah52US #65
#60Carla51US #94
#61Betty50US #169
#62Janet49US #96
#63Leslie49US #64
#64Catherine47US #59
#65Andrea46US #43
#66Jill46US #52
#67April45US #82
#68Cathy45US #137
#69Stacey45US #48
#70Terri45US #113
#71Carrie44US #73
#72Nicole44US #30
#73Sheila44US #75
#74Jodi43US #95
#75Melanie43US #91
#76Christy42US #105
#77Diana42US #89
#78Margaret42US #80
#79Lora41
#80Jamie40US #120
#81Kristina40US #125
#82Traci40US #100
#83Anna39US #102
#84Billie39
#85Penny39US #157
#86Anita38US #127
#87Monica38US #56
#88Rachel38US #58
#89Tracey38US #55
#90Virginia38US #146
#91Bonnie37US #130
#92Kathryn37US #104
#93Loretta37
#94Shelly37US #103
#95Tara36US #69
#96Theresa36US #53
#97Deanna35US #90
#98Holly35US #74
#99Ann34US #62
#100Beverly34US #150

Boys

#1Michael716US #1
#2James659US #2
#3David551US #3
#4Robert550US #5
#5John523US #4
#6William430US #7
#7Charles329US #21
#8Brian316US #8
#9Richard314US #10
#10Christopher298US #6
#11Mark296US #9
#12Timothy250US #20
#13Joseph241US #16
#14Kevin240US #14
#15Jeffrey237US #11
#16Thomas228US #17
#17Steven223US #15
#18Scott185US #12
#19Paul173US #23
#20Eric170US #18
#21Gregory160US #26
#22Kenneth157US #25
#23Jason155US #13
#24Matthew155US #24
#25Ronald149US #29
#26Daniel147US #19
#27Gary144US #35
#28Jerry140US #45
#29Stephen139US #27
#30Larry135US #43
#31Donald130US #30
#32Roger118US #61
#33Anthony111US #22
#34Douglas102US #36
#35Edward92US #31
#36Shawn92US #34
#37Todd88US #28
#38Rodney87US #55
#39Jeffery85US #50
#40George76US #40
#41Jonathan74US #42
#42Patrick73US #33
#43Terry71US #54
#44Billy69US #78
#45Dennis69US #46
#46Bryan68US #53
#47Keith68US #38
#48Bradley67US #47
#49Samuel66US #62
#50Bobby64US #87
#51Carl61US #66
#52Harold61US #122
#53Randall59US #100
#54Russell56US #58
#55Johnny54US #65
#56Aaron53US #52
#57Danny52US #85
#58Sean52US #37
#59Andrew51US #32
#60Craig51US #39
#61Chad50US #51
#62Raymond47US #49
#63Tony47US #57
#64Randy45US #59
#65Roy44US #108
#66Darrell43US #102
#67Troy43US #41
#68Ricky42US #105
#69Phillip38US #73
#70Dale37US #110
#71Frank36US #48
#72Bruce35US #94
#73Jay35US #97
#74Jon35US #68
#75Allen34US #113
#76Philip34US #92
#77Brent33US #74
#78Ronnie32US #133
#79Franklin31
#80Jack31US #129
#81Jimmy31US #86
#82Darren30US #75
#83Shannon30US #128
#84Walter30US #89
#85Gerald29US #67
#86Harry29US #169
#87Ralph29US #147
#88Wayne29US #80
#89Albert28US #107
#90Jeremy28US #70
#91Frederick27US #115
#92Clifford26US #176
#93Jamie26US #125
#94Jody26US #184
#95Brett25US #99
#96Curtis25US #88
#97Derek25US #77
#98Barry24US #117
#99Earl24US #173
#100Marvin24US #153

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑26Catherine#64
↑25Cathy#68
↑23Shannon#30
↑23Jason#23
↑22Dale#70
↑21Franklin#79
↑18Bobby#50
↑18Chad#61

Falling

↓38Beverly#100
↓29Loretta#93
↓26Anita#86
↓24Jimmy#81
↓23Deanna#97
↓20Curtis#96
↓20Barry#98
↓19Randy#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.