State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2002 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,990 West Virginia births in 2002 across 619 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.

#57Makenzie#198 nationally
#68Dustin#189 nationally
#65Bethany#178 nationally
#89Torioutside the national top 200
#59Brittany#170 nationally
#80Maggie#190 nationally
#91Hollyoutside the national top 200
#44Brooklyn#152 nationally
#95Ryleeoutside the national top 200
#46Summer#151 nationally
#59Levi#164 nationally
#75Trenton#180 nationally

Girls

#1Madison225US #2
#2Hannah215US #3
#3Emily212US #1
#4Alexis156US #5
#5Abigail146US #7
#6Haley107US #35
#7Taylor97US #18
#8Emma95US #4
#9Olivia92US #10
#10Sarah89US #8
#11Kaitlyn80US #32
#12Brianna75US #17
#13Hailey75US #31
#14Ashley74US #6
#15Savannah74US #39
#16Elizabeth72US #11
#17Chloe70US #25
#18Samantha70US #9
#19Morgan69US #29
#20Mackenzie68US #42
#21Makayla68US #50
#22Megan67US #22
#23Autumn65US #73
#24Lauren64US #13
#25Jessica63US #16
#26Allison62US #44
#27Alyssa60US #12
#28Destiny59US #34
#29Sydney59US #23
#30Kaylee58US #57
#31Isabella57US #14
#32Sierra57US #62
#33Jenna54US #47
#34Grace46US #15
#35Kylie46US #61
#36Courtney45US #88
#37Victoria43US #21
#38Anna42US #20
#39Faith42US #48
#40Katelyn42US #53
#41Kayla42US #19
#42Brooke41US #52
#43Shelby41US #75
#44Brooklyn40US #152
#45Natalie40US #30
#46Summer40US #151
#47Cheyenne37US #127
#48Jordan37US #45
#49Rachel37US #24
#50Breanna36US #104
#51Jasmine36US #26
#52Amber35US #65
#53Paige35US #51
#54Skylar33US #141
#55Alexandra32US #38
#56Alexandria32US #106
#57Makenzie32US #198
#58Mckenzie31US #143
#59Brittany29US #170
#60Lindsey29US #122
#61Kelsey28US #118
#62Leah28US #87
#63Nicole28US #37
#64Trinity28US #70
#65Bethany27US #178
#66Zoe27US #60
#67Mary26US #49
#68Sara26US #59
#69Sophia26US #27
#70Tiffany26US #140
#71Angel25US #109
#72Danielle25US #71
#73Katherine25US #36
#74Rebecca25US #54
#75Amanda24US #46
#76Bailey24US #84
#77Katie24US #103
#78Erin23US #72
#79Gabrielle23US #66
#80Maggie23US #190
#81Mikayla23US #124
#82Aaliyah22US #64
#83Abby22US #166
#84Caitlin22US #123
#85Gracie21US #153
#86Julia21US #33
#87Kristen21US #186
#88Lillian21US #96
#89Tori21
#90Heather20US #159
#91Holly20
#92Jada20US #78
#93Jade20US #86
#94Marissa20US #99
#95Rylee20
#96Hayley19US #192
#97Madelyn19US #120
#98Riley19US #77
#99Ashton18
#100Caitlyn18US #148

Boys

#1Jacob268US #1
#2Austin190US #26
#3Hunter187US #38
#4Ethan176US #5
#5James166US #18
#6Christopher155US #8
#7Logan152US #29
#8Tyler147US #14
#9Joshua137US #3
#10Matthew137US #4
#11Zachary137US #19
#12Andrew136US #6
#13Michael130US #2
#14William130US #11
#15Nicholas125US #9
#16Joseph120US #7
#17Dylan116US #23
#18Caleb111US #35
#19Brandon110US #20
#20John107US #17
#21David98US #13
#22Ryan98US #16
#23Nathan96US #28
#24Isaac95US #48
#25Dakota94US #107
#26Noah90US #31
#27Cameron88US #39
#28Robert87US #34
#29Samuel86US #25
#30Elijah83US #41
#31Justin79US #22
#32Daniel78US #10
#33Alexander72US #15
#34Jordan71US #37
#35Christian70US #24
#36Isaiah69US #45
#37Jonathan69US #21
#38Gavin68US #61
#39Seth68US #72
#40Thomas66US #36
#41Anthony65US #12
#42Cody65US #71
#43Jason62US #42
#44Chase61US #82
#45Garrett58US #91
#46Benjamin57US #27
#47Gabriel56US #32
#48Mason56US #53
#49Nathaniel55US #62
#50Aaron54US #43
#51Charles54US #58
#52Luke54US #46
#53Timothy53US #70
#54Adam50US #55
#55Blake50US #76
#56Ian48US #67
#57Kyle48US #40
#58Devin46US #74
#59Levi45US #164
#60Trevor44US #81
#61Alex43US #63
#62Cole41US #69
#63Dalton41US #117
#64Colton40US #128
#65Gage37US #140
#66Lucas37US #75
#67Steven37US #68
#68Dustin36US #189
#69Eric36US #52
#70Evan36US #56
#71Stephen36US #114
#72Tanner36US #112
#73Brayden35US #138
#74Jared35US #84
#75Trenton34US #180
#76Wyatt34US #121
#77Bradley32US #149
#78Jackson32US #50
#79Corey31US #181
#80Kaleb31US #111
#81Hayden30US #96
#82Shawn30US #152
#83Bryce29US #97
#84Connor29US #47
#85Jeremiah29US #86
#86Jeremy29US #95
#87Brian28US #51
#88Richard28US #77
#89Sean28US #59
#90Tristan28US #103
#91Owen27US #94
#92Shane27US #130
#93Clayton26US #178
#94Brady25US #147
#95Jaden25US #87
#96Jesse25US #90
#97Parker25US #126
#98Patrick25US #79
#99Peyton25
#100Preston25US #155

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑34Kylie#35
↑30Blake#55
↑28Paige#53
↑28Skylar#54
↑27Isabella#31
↑27Stephen#71
↑26Tiffany#70
↑24Leah#62

Falling

↓32Gabrielle#79
↓31Bailey#76
↓26Caitlyn#100
↓25Dalton#63
↓23Brittany#59
↓22Preston#100
↓21Kayla#41
↓21Rebecca#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.