State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2003 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,283 West Virginia births in 2003 across 643 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.

#60Kendraoutside the national top 200
#65Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#76Haleighoutside the national top 200
#76Dustinoutside the national top 200
#77Jadenoutside the national top 200
#53Levi#166 nationally
#92Brittanyoutside the national top 200
#43Mckenzie#149 nationally
#95Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#96Josieoutside the national top 200
#75Trenton#179 nationally
#99Makenzieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison243US #3
#2Emily230US #1
#3Hannah196US #4
#4Emma159US #2
#5Alexis149US #7
#6Abigail131US #6
#7Haley115US #34
#8Olivia107US #5
#9Chloe96US #24
#10Taylor89US #19
#11Morgan84US #29
#12Alyssa83US #14
#13Sarah82US #11
#14Destiny75US #37
#15Hailey75US #26
#16Elizabeth73US #9
#17Isabella73US #12
#18Brianna70US #17
#19Mackenzie66US #45
#20Autumn65US #75
#21Kaylee60US #53
#22Allison59US #46
#23Samantha58US #10
#24Kaitlyn57US #32
#25Savannah57US #41
#26Makayla56US #51
#27Sydney55US #25
#28Kayla53US #16
#29Sierra52US #73
#30Grace51US #13
#31Brooklyn50US #118
#32Jessica49US #18
#33Katelyn49US #58
#34Lauren49US #15
#35Megan48US #30
#36Anna46US #21
#37Victoria46US #22
#38Ashley44US #8
#39Jenna40US #55
#40Rachel39US #28
#41Jasmine38US #27
#42Kylie38US #52
#43Mckenzie38US #149
#44Cheyenne37US #134
#45Faith37US #50
#46Brooke36US #43
#47Natalie35US #23
#48Sophia35US #20
#49Courtney34US #103
#50Gracie34US #126
#51Paige34US #47
#52Kelsey33US #130
#53Mary33US #59
#54Amber32US #74
#55Jordan32US #48
#56Zoe32US #57
#57Audrey31US #78
#58Rebecca31US #63
#59Breanna30US #105
#60Kendra29
#61Shelby29US #94
#62Summer29US #153
#63Lindsey28US #132
#64Sara28US #65
#65Haylee26
#66Leah26US #81
#67Lillian26US #76
#68Marissa26US #95
#69Mia26US #36
#70Ella25US #44
#71Jada25US #79
#72Katie25US #107
#73Alexandria24US #123
#74Riley24US #72
#75Gabrielle23US #66
#76Haleigh23
#77Jaden23
#78Katherine23US #35
#79Mariah23US #113
#80Bailey22US #98
#81Danielle22US #82
#82Erica22US #159
#83Erin22US #80
#84Ava21US #39
#85Kylee21US #154
#86Abby20US #164
#87Avery20US #89
#88Hope20US #172
#89Nicole20US #40
#90Trinity20US #56
#91Angel19US #119
#92Brittany19
#93Gabriella19US #77
#94Hayley19US #174
#95Jayden19
#96Josie19
#97Kimberly19US #64
#98Madeline19US #61
#99Makenzie19
#100Mikayla19US #138

Boys

#1Jacob293US #1
#2Ethan187US #7
#3Matthew170US #4
#4Hunter169US #41
#5Tyler165US #15
#6Austin158US #33
#7Logan154US #28
#8Joshua146US #3
#9Michael142US #2
#10Caleb140US #34
#11William137US #11
#12James134US #18
#13Andrew124US #5
#14Dylan123US #19
#15Christopher116US #9
#16Ryan108US #13
#17Nicholas106US #12
#18Zachary106US #20
#19Joseph105US #6
#20David103US #14
#21John100US #17
#22Brandon99US #21
#23Noah99US #31
#24Robert99US #35
#25Cameron88US #40
#26Nathan88US #26
#27Justin83US #27
#28Samuel83US #23
#29Elijah81US #37
#30Dakota77US #126
#31Isaac74US #48
#32Isaiah72US #49
#33Chase71US #87
#34Alexander68US #16
#35Christian68US #25
#36Daniel67US #8
#37Benjamin66US #24
#38Jonathan66US #22
#39Jordan66US #38
#40Evan65US #44
#41Thomas65US #36
#42Aaron63US #50
#43Anthony62US #10
#44Gavin60US #51
#45Charles59US #57
#46Jason58US #42
#47Gabriel55US #29
#48Hayden52US #84
#49Seth51US #80
#50Cody50US #78
#51Cole50US #69
#52Landon50US #97
#53Levi50US #166
#54Nathaniel50US #63
#55Mason49US #54
#56Brayden47US #110
#57Luke47US #46
#58Garrett46US #106
#59Jackson46US #52
#60Colton45US #135
#61Dalton44US #143
#62Adam43US #58
#63Aiden43US #73
#64Blake43US #79
#65Timothy43US #76
#66Trevor43US #99
#67Connor42US #43
#68Devin42US #74
#69Kaleb39US #118
#70Brian38US #59
#71Bryce38US #103
#72Ian38US #65
#73Steven38US #70
#74Kyle37US #53
#75Trenton37US #179
#76Dustin36
#77Jayden35US #75
#78Richard35US #86
#79Tanner35US #120
#80Wyatt35US #109
#81Carson34US #89
#82Gage33US #136
#83Jesse32US #94
#84Owen32US #72
#85Alex31US #62
#86Caden31US #113
#87Devon30US #160
#88Eric30US #56
#89Shane30US #144
#90Aidan29US #39
#91Ashton29US #101
#92Colin29US #88
#93Mark29US #105
#94Bradley28US #165
#95Riley28US #104
#96Shawn28US #156
#97Braden27US #170
#98Lucas27US #71
#99Jeremiah26US #90
#100Wesley26US #184

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑35Gracie#50
↑33Hayden#48
↑30Evan#40
↑26Marissa#68
↑24Riley#74
↑21Sophia#48
↑21Lillian#67
↑21Jada#71

Falling

↓42Makenzie#99
↓33Brittany#92
↓32Lucas#98
↓26Nicole#89
↓26Trinity#90
↓24Ashley#38
↓24Alex#85
↓20Angel#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.