State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2000 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,461 West Virginia births in 2000 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.

#69Maggie#198 nationally
#79Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#82Haleighoutside the national top 200
#84Caseyoutside the national top 200
#85Cierraoutside the national top 200
#86Katelynnoutside the national top 200
#87Katlynoutside the national top 200
#61Levi#172 nationally
#90Savannaoutside the national top 200
#93Emileeoutside the national top 200
#71Brooklyn#177 nationally
#78Peyton#183 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah220US #2
#2Emily203US #1
#3Madison196US #3
#4Alexis146US #6
#5Haley123US #28
#6Taylor120US #10
#7Sarah107US #5
#8Megan103US #18
#9Ashley99US #4
#10Abigail98US #14
#11Samantha97US #7
#12Kaitlyn89US #30
#13Kayla81US #13
#14Elizabeth80US #9
#15Sydney79US #23
#16Savannah78US #37
#17Destiny74US #24
#18Jessica73US #8
#19Morgan73US #25
#20Rachel73US #21
#21Brittany71US #60
#22Olivia71US #16
#23Brianna70US #15
#24Lauren66US #11
#25Alyssa60US #12
#26Brooke60US #51
#27Emma60US #17
#28Makayla60US #67
#29Sierra59US #53
#30Allison56US #44
#31Victoria56US #20
#32Courtney55US #59
#33Hailey55US #35
#34Autumn52US #77
#35Anna50US #22
#36Grace50US #19
#37Amber49US #47
#38Katelyn49US #54
#39Kaylee49US #72
#40Kelsey48US #88
#41Mackenzie48US #43
#42Cheyenne45US #99
#43Breanna39US #80
#44Jordan39US #50
#45Chloe38US #38
#46Faith38US #66
#47Jasmine38US #27
#48Jenna38US #63
#49Jennifer38US #26
#50Caitlin36US #76
#51Mckenzie36US #133
#52Katie35US #95
#53Mary35US #46
#54Gabrielle33US #49
#55Caitlyn32US #118
#56Cassidy32US #107
#57Katherine32US #33
#58Rebecca32US #39
#59Shelby32US #70
#60Summer32US #145
#61Amanda31US #32
#62Julia31US #29
#63Skylar31US #135
#64Bethany30US #151
#65Lindsey29US #103
#66Sara29US #57
#67Isabella28US #45
#68Paige28US #69
#69Maggie27US #198
#70Tiffany27US #101
#71Brooklyn26US #177
#72Kimberly26US #58
#73Marissa26US #78
#74Nicole26US #31
#75Alexandra25US #36
#76Briana25US #83
#77Danielle25US #48
#78Laura25US #85
#79Haylee24
#80Alexandria23US #91
#81Erin23US #61
#82Haleigh23
#83Britney22US #137
#84Casey22
#85Cierra22
#86Katelynn22
#87Katlyn22
#88Mikayla22US #108
#89Miranda22US #112
#90Savanna22
#91Andrea21US #55
#92Christina21US #73
#93Emilee21
#94Holly21US #189
#95Madeline21US #56
#96Abby20
#97Bailey20US #68
#98Erica20US #102
#99Hayley20US #149
#100Heather20US #125

Boys

#1Jacob313US #1
#2Austin213US #23
#3Michael190US #2
#4Tyler190US #10
#5Joshua176US #4
#6Matthew164US #3
#7Zachary164US #15
#8Hunter160US #35
#9Andrew151US #7
#10Brandon147US #12
#11Christopher146US #5
#12Nicholas140US #6
#13James138US #18
#14Joseph127US #8
#15Dylan125US #24
#16David124US #16
#17Logan123US #40
#18Ethan119US #25
#19Ryan119US #13
#20William117US #11
#21Caleb114US #38
#22John110US #14
#23Justin105US #19
#24Noah104US #27
#25Christian93US #22
#26Jonathan93US #21
#27Cameron90US #31
#28Cody90US #60
#29Nathan90US #30
#30Dakota87US #88
#31Robert87US #29
#32Jordan86US #36
#33Anthony77US #17
#34Chase76US #77
#35Seth76US #63
#36Benjamin73US #26
#37Isaiah71US #47
#38Alexander70US #20
#39Thomas70US #33
#40Daniel69US #9
#41Charles67US #51
#42Timothy67US #58
#43Nathaniel65US #61
#44Samuel64US #28
#45Dalton61US #91
#46Kyle58US #37
#47Aaron57US #41
#48Isaac57US #53
#49Adam55US #45
#50Luke55US #59
#51Mason52US #64
#52Devin51US #69
#53Steven51US #54
#54Evan50US #55
#55Jared50US #56
#56Jason50US #39
#57Trevor50US #75
#58Garrett48US #74
#59Dustin47US #148
#60Tanner45US #93
#61Levi44US #172
#62Brian43US #43
#63Elijah41US #52
#64Alex40US #62
#65Colton40US #111
#66Eric40US #42
#67Gavin40US #85
#68Shane39US #116
#69Richard36US #65
#70Cole35US #71
#71Mark35US #79
#72Blake34US #80
#73Kevin34US #32
#74Lucas34US #83
#75Shawn34US #135
#76Wyatt34US #110
#77Bradley33US #131
#78Peyton32US #183
#79Trenton32US #179
#80Hayden31US #129
#81Gage30US #166
#82Jeffrey30US #104
#83Corey29US #149
#84Gabriel28US #44
#85Jeremy28US #84
#86Johnathan28US #157
#87Ian27US #73
#88Jesse27US #90
#89Patrick27US #68
#90Bryce26US #92
#91Jeremiah26US #102
#92Travis26US #115
#93Sean25US #57
#94Brady24US #189
#95Connor23US #50
#96Devon23US #133
#97Drew23US #188
#98Jackson23US #72
#99Tristan23US #105
#100Chandler22US #174

On the move since 1999

Rising

↑39Summer#60
↑32Jennifer#49
↑31Isaiah#37
↑31Gavin#67
↑26Mason#51
↑24Jenna#48
↑22Blake#72
↑21Katherine#57

Falling

↓41Danielle#77
↓39Bailey#97
↓30Corey#83
↓29Tristan#99
↓27Travis#92
↓26Miranda#89
↓24Tiffany#70
↓23Heather#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1999 rankings.