State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 1974 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,970 West Virginia births in 1974 across 607 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.

#77Marshaoutside the national top 200
#78Joyceoutside the national top 200
#89Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#93Harryoutside the national top 200
#98Franklinoutside the national top 200
#58Kathy#146 nationally
#97Angel#183 nationally
#81Virginia#160 nationally
#84Tracy#162 nationally
#95Sherri#166 nationally
#47Beth#117 nationally
#54Randall#123 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer444US #1
#2Melissa356US #7
#3Angela353US #5
#4Amy338US #2
#5Michelle289US #3
#6Heather263US #4
#7Kimberly246US #6
#8Stephanie241US #9
#9Lisa217US #8
#10Rebecca203US #10
#11Christina160US #16
#12Mary157US #13
#13Crystal141US #49
#14Tina140US #25
#15Tammy137US #24
#16Lori136US #30
#17April128US #28
#18Kelly124US #15
#19Elizabeth122US #12
#20Misty111US #66
#21Julie107US #14
#22Tonya107US #37
#23Laura97US #21
#24Tracy87US #23
#25Sarah84US #20
#26Susan81US #27
#27Christy80US #57
#28Cynthia80US #33
#29Stacy78US #38
#30Teresa75US #52
#31Wendy74US #32
#32Patricia73US #29
#33Amanda71US #34
#34Melanie68US #51
#35Tara68US #39
#36Rachel67US #36
#37Jessica66US #17
#38Melinda65US #81
#39Karen64US #26
#40Shannon64US #18
#41Donna63US #67
#42Michele63US #50
#43Rhonda63US #86
#44Carrie62US #42
#45Christine59US #19
#46Erin58US #47
#47Beth56US #117
#48Sherry56US #89
#49Andrea54US #35
#50Pamela53US #54
#51Robin49US #63
#52Barbara48US #77
#53Monica48US #43
#54Nicole48US #11
#55Leslie47US #65
#56Dawn46US #22
#57Carla45US #114
#58Kathy45US #146
#59Denise44US #53
#60Stacey44US #48
#61Tanya44US #46
#62Paula43US #96
#63Sandra42US #44
#64Shelly42US #107
#65Anna40US #82
#66Kristen40US #45
#67Tiffany40US #41
#68Deborah39US #68
#69Sara39US #61
#70Sharon38US #70
#71Brenda37US #59
#72Danielle37US #40
#73Kristina37US #101
#74Debra36US #94
#75Cindy34US #103
#76Linda34US #75
#77Marsha33
#78Joyce32
#79Katherine32US #62
#80Brandi31US #106
#81Virginia31US #160
#82Anita30US #144
#83Kara30US #125
#84Kristi30US #102
#85Samantha30US #128
#86Amber29US #92
#87Catherine29US #73
#88Deanna29US #115
#89Loretta29
#90Nancy29US #78
#91Regina29US #113
#92Traci29US #140
#93Heidi28US #60
#94Margaret28US #95
#95Sherri28US #166
#96Valerie28US #93
#97Angel27US #183
#98Brandy27US #80
#99Shawna27US #162
#100Cheryl26US #88

Boys

#1Michael645US #1
#2James576US #5
#3Jason520US #2
#4Christopher477US #3
#5David434US #4
#6John411US #6
#7Brian390US #8
#8Robert367US #7
#9William356US #10
#10Charles256US #23
#11Matthew231US #9
#12Joseph214US #12
#13Kevin204US #14
#14Steven199US #19
#15Timothy197US #22
#16Richard191US #17
#17Eric181US #13
#18Jeffrey181US #15
#19Thomas175US #20
#20Mark163US #16
#21Daniel162US #11
#22Shawn140US #30
#23Jeremy128US #24
#24Paul123US #27
#25Stephen123US #35
#26Gregory122US #31
#27Chad121US #26
#28Ronald120US #42
#29Scott120US #18
#30Kenneth117US #34
#31Anthony115US #21
#32Gary112US #48
#33Jonathan112US #33
#34Larry112US #55
#35Donald105US #41
#36Roger90US #93
#37Aaron88US #32
#38Joshua87US #29
#39Jerry82US #61
#40Douglas77US #53
#41Edward74US #40
#42Billy71US #78
#43Patrick71US #38
#44Ryan71US #25
#45George66US #49
#46Terry65US #69
#47Adam63US #36
#48Andrew62US #28
#49Benjamin59US #46
#50Bradley59US #58
#51Bryan59US #45
#52Samuel59US #60
#53Todd56US #39
#54Randall54US #123
#55Travis54US #54
#56Danny53US #91
#57Jeffery51US #66
#58Shane51US #56
#59Jamie50US #68
#60Rodney50US #72
#61Carl48US #89
#62Craig48US #57
#63Nathan45US #52
#64Dennis44US #59
#65Phillip43US #70
#66Randy42US #79
#67Russell42US #84
#68Sean42US #37
#69Roy41US #122
#70Justin39US #43
#71Keith39US #44
#72Johnny36US #83
#73Raymond36US #62
#74Brandon35US #51
#75Jimmy33US #99
#76Bobby32US #92
#77Curtis32US #98
#78Harold32US #146
#79Micheal32US #102
#80Shannon32US #101
#81Brent30US #76
#82Philip30US #86
#83Ricky30US #129
#84Tracy29US #162
#85Tony28US #81
#86Darrell27US #137
#87Bruce25US #136
#88Frank25US #65
#89Tommy25US #155
#90Troy25US #63
#91Walter25US #104
#92Dale24US #145
#93Harry24
#94Jon24US #94
#95Ronnie24US #141
#96Allen22US #125
#97Ernest22US #150
#98Franklin22
#99Henry22US #115
#100Jesse22US #67

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑56Jessica#37
↑30Erin#46
↑29Christine#45
↑27Sarah#25
↑23Christy#27
↑19Joshua#38
↑17Wendy#31
↑17Beth#47

Falling

↓35Valerie#96
↓31Cheryl#100
↓28Regina#91
↓27Keith#71
↓26Kristi#84
↓25Brandy#98
↓22Paula#62
↓21Denise#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.