State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2004 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,094 West Virginia births in 2004 across 665 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.

#53Emileeoutside the national top 200
#56Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#65Brittanyoutside the national top 200
#75Dustinoutside the national top 200
#79Bethanyoutside the national top 200
#73Trenton#188 nationally
#87Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#88Zoeyoutside the national top 200
#90Hayleyoutside the national top 200
#91Maggieoutside the national top 200
#93Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#34Dakota#137 nationally

Girls

#1Madison214US #3
#2Emily203US #1
#3Hannah177US #5
#4Emma165US #2
#5Alexis142US #11
#6Abigail139US #6
#7Olivia120US #4
#8Isabella97US #7
#9Haley96US #44
#10Alyssa85US #14
#11Sarah80US #12
#12Hailey79US #24
#13Taylor79US #22
#14Chloe75US #23
#15Elizabeth67US #10
#16Makayla65US #47
#17Kaylee64US #50
#18Anna61US #20
#19Megan61US #36
#20Morgan61US #31
#21Mackenzie60US #45
#22Grace59US #13
#23Brianna58US #17
#24Destiny58US #38
#25Kaitlyn57US #33
#26Savannah55US #41
#27Autumn53US #82
#28Jenna53US #56
#29Allison50US #40
#30Lauren50US #16
#31Sydney50US #27
#32Ashley49US #8
#33Brooklyn49US #101
#34Samantha48US #9
#35Jessica47US #21
#36Breanna46US #115
#37Victoria42US #28
#38Kayla41US #18
#39Natalie41US #19
#40Jasmine40US #26
#41Katelyn40US #59
#42Lillian40US #65
#43Trinity40US #48
#44Brooke37US #46
#45Faith37US #52
#46Paige36US #51
#47Riley36US #58
#48Sophia36US #15
#49Gracie35US #114
#50Katie33US #102
#51Bailey32US #100
#52Ella32US #29
#53Emilee32
#54Zoe32US #54
#55Cheyenne31US #149
#56Haylee31
#57Mary31US #62
#58Sierra31US #92
#59Jordan30US #71
#60Kylie30US #49
#61Rylee30US #136
#62Amber29US #87
#63Rachel29US #34
#64Audrey28US #80
#65Brittany28
#66Danielle28US #91
#67Leah27US #64
#68Madeline27US #63
#69Courtney26US #121
#70Jada26US #81
#71Marissa26US #78
#72Nevaeh26US #104
#73Amelia25US #96
#74Ava25US #25
#75Lydia25US #126
#76Reagan25US #145
#77Skylar25US #154
#78Summer25US #140
#79Bethany24
#80Gabrielle24US #73
#81Kelsey24US #148
#82Lindsey24US #146
#83Shelby24US #112
#84Alexandria23US #125
#85Katherine23US #35
#86Kylee23US #141
#87Sara23US #68
#88Zoey23
#89Aaliyah21US #94
#90Hayley21
#91Maggie21
#92Angel20US #127
#93Cadence20
#94Lily19US #53
#95Alexa18US #72
#96Arianna18US #86
#97Erin18US #95
#98Josie18
#99Kailey18
#100Kimberly18US #61

Boys

#1Jacob260US #1
#2Ethan186US #5
#3Logan141US #27
#4Tyler140US #16
#5Hunter139US #49
#6Matthew139US #4
#7Andrew133US #6
#8Joshua129US #3
#9William129US #8
#10Austin126US #35
#11Michael125US #2
#12Caleb124US #33
#13James124US #18
#14Christopher122US #10
#15Dylan121US #19
#16Ryan120US #12
#17Zachary108US #26
#18Brandon103US #22
#19Joseph103US #9
#20Alexander96US #15
#21Nicholas95US #13
#22David93US #14
#23Noah89US #29
#24Elijah84US #31
#25Gavin84US #52
#26John83US #17
#27Christian78US #24
#28Samuel78US #23
#29Isaiah77US #45
#30Robert75US #36
#31Cameron74US #50
#32Nathan74US #20
#33Evan72US #39
#34Dakota71US #137
#35Isaac69US #46
#36Chase68US #82
#37Connor68US #38
#38Luke66US #41
#39Nathaniel66US #68
#40Mason64US #51
#41Anthony63US #11
#42Cody62US #84
#43Daniel62US #7
#44Adam60US #58
#45Benjamin60US #25
#46Seth60US #80
#47Aaron59US #53
#48Jordan59US #43
#49Brayden56US #107
#50Blake54US #95
#51Ashton53US #76
#52Justin53US #30
#53Gabriel52US #32
#54Colton51US #135
#55Landon51US #86
#56Levi51US #153
#57Charles50US #56
#58Hayden50US #87
#59Thomas50US #37
#60Jonathan49US #21
#61Garrett48US #114
#62Jackson47US #48
#63Jason47US #47
#64Trevor47US #110
#65Wyatt44US #90
#66Timothy43US #79
#67Aiden42US #60
#68Caden42US #104
#69Ian42US #69
#70Kaden40US #105
#71Jayden39US #62
#72Jeremiah39US #77
#73Trenton39US #188
#74Lucas38US #66
#75Dustin37
#76Jesse36US #94
#77Gage35US #145
#78Kaleb35US #120
#79Bryce34US #108
#80Devin34US #81
#81Carter33US #89
#82Owen33US #67
#83Steven33US #78
#84Grant32US #141
#85Kyle32US #55
#86Alex31US #63
#87Braxton30
#88Dalton30US #167
#89Travis30US #166
#90Tristan30US #115
#91Brady29US #122
#92Cole29US #75
#93Sean29US #64
#94Shawn29US #169
#95Tanner29US #125
#96Xavier29US #88
#97Conner28US #134
#98Jeffrey28US #149
#99Preston28US #152
#100Aidan27US #40

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑47Trinity#43
↑40Ashton#51
↑30Madeline#68
↑30Connor#37
↑29Bailey#51
↑27Riley#47
↑27Brittany#65
↑27Jeremiah#72

Falling

↓41Cole#92
↓29Sierra#58
↓29Kelsey#81
↓27Dalton#88
↓25Justin#52
↓23Rachel#63
↓23Sara#87
↓22Shelby#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.