State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2005 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,857 West Virginia births in 2005 across 689 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.

#59Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#66Emileeoutside the national top 200
#72Jadenoutside the national top 200
#75Chelsea#200 nationally
#76Kamrynoutside the national top 200
#84Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#32Dakota#148 nationally
#88Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#78Trenton#190 nationally
#71Dalton#180 nationally
#95Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#96Maggieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison198US #3
#2Emily195US #1
#3Emma169US #2
#4Hannah136US #7
#5Olivia135US #5
#6Abigail127US #4
#7Alexis123US #13
#8Chloe85US #19
#9Kaylee76US #40
#10Isabella74US #6
#11Morgan73US #33
#12Elizabeth70US #11
#13Haley69US #53
#14Taylor69US #24
#15Sarah66US #15
#16Brianna65US #20
#17Makayla64US #44
#18Destiny62US #32
#19Ava59US #9
#20Hailey56US #26
#21Savannah54US #35
#22Alyssa53US #16
#23Autumn52US #90
#24Kaitlyn52US #34
#25Brooklyn51US #78
#26Nevaeh49US #69
#27Grace46US #14
#28Gracie45US #94
#29Natalie45US #18
#30Allison44US #45
#31Brooke44US #47
#32Faith44US #49
#33Jasmine44US #29
#34Jenna44US #62
#35Sophia44US #12
#36Sydney44US #30
#37Katelyn43US #59
#38Lillian43US #50
#39Kylie42US #57
#40Anna41US #22
#41Megan40US #41
#42Samantha40US #8
#43Victoria38US #28
#44Mackenzie37US #51
#45Ashley36US #10
#46Ella35US #23
#47Lauren35US #21
#48Mia35US #17
#49Zoe35US #58
#50Rachel34US #38
#51Sierra34US #105
#52Paige33US #60
#53Breanna32US #124
#54Riley32US #54
#55Kayla31US #25
#56Jessica30US #27
#57Rylee30US #128
#58Trinity30US #48
#59Haylee29
#60Gabrielle28US #55
#61Summer28US #140
#62Audrey27US #77
#63Shelby27US #117
#64Addison26US #106
#65Avery26US #67
#66Emilee25
#67Leah25US #68
#68Zoey25US #152
#69Alexandria24US #133
#70Danielle24US #102
#71Gabriella24US #61
#72Jaden24
#73Angel23US #143
#74Bailey23US #108
#75Chelsea23US #200
#76Kamryn23
#77Lily23US #39
#78Lydia23US #119
#79Amelia22US #84
#80Angelina22US #43
#81Jordan22US #86
#82Katie22US #99
#83Madeline22US #70
#84Makenzie22
#85Marissa22US #91
#86Reagan22US #139
#87Sara22US #75
#88Jayden21
#89Caitlyn20US #182
#90Lindsey20US #162
#91Skylar20US #154
#92Alexandra19US #37
#93Jada19US #76
#94Kathryn19US #125
#95Kayleigh19
#96Maggie19
#97Aaliyah18US #93
#98Amber18US #101
#99Bethany18
#100Caroline18US #83

Boys

#1Jacob243US #1
#2Ethan171US #5
#3Hunter161US #53
#4Logan133US #26
#5Andrew132US #6
#6James131US #17
#7Tyler127US #16
#8William125US #11
#9Michael124US #2
#10Matthew123US #4
#11Joshua116US #3
#12Christopher115US #10
#13Austin114US #38
#14Caleb108US #35
#15Zachary104US #29
#16Elijah100US #31
#17Dylan99US #24
#18Joseph94US #9
#19Nicholas94US #15
#20Noah94US #23
#21Landon93US #61
#22David86US #12
#23Ryan85US #14
#24Alexander83US #13
#25Isaac83US #49
#26Brayden81US #80
#27Isaiah81US #45
#28Connor78US #48
#29Gavin76US #47
#30Hayden75US #76
#31Benjamin74US #25
#32Dakota74US #148
#33Aiden73US #50
#34Jonathan73US #19
#35Mason73US #42
#36John71US #18
#37Charles69US #56
#38Robert69US #37
#39Cameron67US #52
#40Christian67US #22
#41Nathan66US #20
#42Anthony63US #8
#43Daniel63US #7
#44Luke61US #41
#45Brandon60US #27
#46Samuel59US #21
#47Chase58US #82
#48Jason58US #51
#49Jordan58US #46
#50Levi57US #141
#51Thomas57US #40
#52Aaron56US #57
#53Evan56US #39
#54Gabriel56US #28
#55Ashton54US #107
#56Wyatt54US #81
#57Caden53US #98
#58Seth52US #91
#59Bryce50US #109
#60Jackson50US #44
#61Garrett49US #124
#62Adam48US #64
#63Kaden48US #100
#64Ian46US #68
#65Jayden46US #54
#66Gage45US #151
#67Justin45US #36
#68Nathaniel45US #67
#69Aidan43US #43
#70Blake43US #99
#71Dalton43US #180
#72Braden42US #133
#73Cody42US #96
#74Lucas42US #58
#75Tanner41US #131
#76Brady39US #110
#77Conner39US #127
#78Trenton39US #190
#79Brian37US #63
#80Colton37US #155
#81Devin37US #90
#82Jesse35US #89
#83Owen34US #60
#84Trevor34US #112
#85Alex33US #71
#86Cole32US #79
#87Timothy32US #84
#88Peyton31US #138
#89Riley30US #106
#90Shawn30US #174
#91Ayden28US #147
#92Steven28US #83
#93Bradley27US #173
#94Carson27US #101
#95Carter27US #77
#96Travis27US #175
#97Kaleb26US #121
#98Kyle26US #69
#99Preston26US #146
#100Eli25US #152

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑55Ava#19
↑46Nevaeh#26
↑34Landon#21
↑34Aiden#33
↑31Aidan#69
↑28Hayden#30
↑26Jonathan#34
↑23Brayden#26

Falling

↓36Amber#98
↓32Katie#82
↓31Cody#73
↓29Nathaniel#68
↓27Brandon#45
↓26Colton#80
↓23Mackenzie#44
↓23Bailey#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.