State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2006 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,782 West Virginia births in 2006 across 696 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.

#61Dalton#200 nationally
#63Kendraoutside the national top 200
#45Dakota#172 nationally
#72Makenzie#197 nationally
#79Josieoutside the national top 200
#79Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#51Cheyenne#170 nationally
#82Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#60Mckenzie#166 nationally
#86Chelsea#192 nationally
#86Trenton#192 nationally
#95Hayleeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison182US #3
#2Hannah154US #8
#3Emily143US #1
#4Abigail134US #6
#5Alexis130US #14
#6Emma127US #2
#7Olivia109US #7
#8Isabella100US #4
#9Chloe97US #18
#10Sarah85US #15
#11Kaylee84US #42
#12Ava75US #5
#13Taylor71US #23
#14Savannah69US #30
#15Elizabeth67US #11
#16Nevaeh65US #43
#17Addison63US #28
#18Grace61US #16
#19Alyssa58US #19
#20Brooklyn57US #66
#21Destiny57US #36
#22Brianna55US #20
#23Autumn54US #95
#24Hailey54US #25
#25Natalie52US #17
#26Lillian51US #38
#27Morgan51US #35
#28Haley48US #75
#29Mackenzie48US #53
#30Gracie47US #103
#31Jenna46US #88
#32Sophia46US #9
#33Ashley44US #12
#34Samantha44US #10
#35Makayla43US #45
#36Riley43US #56
#37Kaitlyn42US #41
#38Ella41US #21
#39Lauren40US #24
#40Megan40US #60
#41Jasmine39US #29
#42Zoey39US #119
#43Katelyn38US #61
#44Sydney38US #34
#45Faith37US #62
#46Anna36US #22
#47Kylie35US #67
#48Trinity35US #64
#49Victoria35US #27
#50Allison33US #47
#51Cheyenne33US #170
#52Brooke32US #44
#53Katie32US #106
#54Jessica31US #32
#55Breanna30US #126
#56Gabrielle30US #63
#57Audrey29US #69
#58Sierra29US #140
#59Kylee28US #146
#60Mckenzie28US #166
#61Rylee27US #135
#62Shelby27US #133
#63Kendra26
#64Leah26US #68
#65Paige26US #77
#66Sara26US #72
#67Layla25US #101
#68Lydia25US #130
#69Mia25US #13
#70Aubrey24US #93
#71Bailey24US #112
#72Makenzie24US #197
#73Molly24US #105
#74Summer24US #152
#75Alexandra23US #40
#76Amelia23US #83
#77Danielle23US #116
#78Jada23US #92
#79Josie23
#80Madeline23US #71
#81Zoe23US #54
#82Jayden22
#83Lilly22US #150
#84Rachel22US #48
#85Rebecca22US #96
#86Chelsea21US #192
#87Courtney21US #191
#88Julia21US #31
#89Lily21US #33
#90Lindsey21US #186
#91Peyton21US #138
#92Reagan21US #156
#93Claire20US #86
#94Gabriella20US #50
#95Haylee20
#96Mariah20US #82
#97Miranda20US #139
#98Skylar20US #145
#99Allyson19
#100Caroline19US #89

Boys

#1Jacob200US #1
#2Ethan191US #4
#3Logan164US #20
#4Landon137US #50
#5Hunter128US #54
#6James123US #16
#7Andrew119US #7
#8Noah118US #15
#9Michael116US #2
#10Joshua114US #3
#11William114US #10
#12Joseph108US #11
#13Caleb107US #34
#14Tyler104US #18
#15Austin102US #41
#16Nicholas101US #17
#17Brayden98US #79
#18Matthew97US #5
#19John95US #19
#20Isaiah90US #39
#21David86US #13
#22Dylan85US #26
#23Gavin83US #38
#24Benjamin82US #24
#25Christopher82US #8
#26Nathan82US #23
#27Elijah81US #29
#28Hayden80US #73
#29Alexander79US #12
#30Isaac79US #48
#31Ryan76US #14
#32Samuel76US #25
#33Brandon75US #27
#34Aiden74US #32
#35Christian72US #21
#36Jackson72US #35
#37Chase71US #83
#38Luke69US #43
#39Wyatt66US #82
#40Cameron65US #52
#41Mason65US #40
#42Jordan63US #46
#43Jonathan62US #22
#44Zachary62US #33
#45Dakota60US #172
#46Connor58US #53
#47Daniel58US #6
#48Gabriel58US #28
#49Anthony56US #9
#50Evan55US #42
#51Jayden55US #49
#52Lucas53US #59
#53Robert53US #47
#54Caden52US #91
#55Aaron51US #57
#56Ian51US #80
#57Nathaniel51US #69
#58Charles50US #60
#59Levi49US #133
#60Thomas49US #51
#61Dalton48US #200
#62Kaden48US #92
#63Aidan47US #44
#64Justin45US #45
#65Owen45US #58
#66Jeremiah44US #71
#67Timothy44US #93
#68Cole43US #84
#69Seth42US #103
#70Adam40US #64
#71Blake39US #97
#72Colton39US #135
#73Brady38US #106
#74Gage38US #154
#75Garrett38US #139
#76Ashton37US #121
#77Ayden37US #119
#78Bryce36US #109
#79Braxton35
#80Carter35US #75
#81Conner34US #144
#82Kaleb34US #115
#83Preston34US #114
#84Cody33US #105
#85Jason32US #55
#86Trenton32US #192
#87Bryson31US #176
#88Tanner31US #142
#89Tristan31US #86
#90Xavier31US #78
#91Alex30US #67
#92Peyton30US #157
#93Riley30US #101
#94Carson29US #87
#95Brody28US #148
#96Devin28US #100
#97Devon25US #197
#98Jack25US #36
#99Landen25
#100Cayden24

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑47Addison#17
↑29Katie#53
↑26Zoey#42
↑24Jackson#36
↑22Lucas#52
↑21Sara#66
↑20Timothy#67
↑18Riley#36

Falling

↓37Jason#85
↓36Haylee#95
↓34Rachel#84
↓32Zoe#81
↓29Zachary#44
↓23Gabriella#94
↓21Brooke#52
↓21Mia#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.