State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2007 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,057 West Virginia births in 2007 across 707 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.

#48Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#57Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#67Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#69Addysonoutside the national top 200
#46Jayden#172 nationally
#76Emileeoutside the national top 200
#77Kendra#200 nationally
#81Ryleighoutside the national top 200
#81Daltonoutside the national top 200
#60Trenton#178 nationally
#44Mckenzie#160 nationally
#85Kelseyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison176US #5
#2Emma145US #3
#3Emily135US #1
#4Abigail134US #8
#5Hannah114US #9
#6Isabella111US #2
#7Alexis100US #19
#8Olivia98US #7
#9Ava96US #4
#10Chloe95US #16
#11Addison88US #11
#12Hailey84US #23
#13Alyssa82US #14
#14Brooklyn80US #57
#15Kaylee76US #35
#16Nevaeh75US #31
#17Haley72US #76
#18Sarah59US #18
#19Elizabeth55US #10
#20Taylor55US #24
#21Brianna54US #22
#22Gracie54US #96
#23Sophia54US #6
#24Savannah51US #30
#25Natalie49US #17
#26Lillian48US #33
#27Aubrey47US #69
#28Makayla47US #47
#29Trinity46US #72
#30Grace45US #20
#31Katelyn45US #75
#32Destiny43US #41
#33Jasmine42US #32
#34Mackenzie42US #65
#35Zoey42US #112
#36Ella41US #21
#37Lauren41US #28
#38Allison40US #46
#39Morgan40US #43
#40Cheyenne39US #147
#41Autumn38US #90
#42Sydney38US #37
#43Kaitlyn36US #44
#44Mckenzie36US #160
#45Anna35US #25
#46Jayden35US #172
#47Paige34US #89
#48Brooke33US #45
#49Lily33US #27
#50Riley33US #52
#51Samantha33US #12
#52Leah32US #67
#53Megan31US #78
#54Audrey30US #51
#55Kayla30US #26
#56Rylee30US #130
#57Alivia29
#58Kylie29US #63
#59Bailey28US #84
#60Layla28US #85
#61Summer28US #159
#62Breanna27US #138
#63Faith27US #74
#64Gabrielle27US #68
#65Lilly27US #146
#66Sophie27US #82
#67Ashley26US #13
#68Katie26US #114
#69Addyson25
#70Alexa25US #40
#71Lydia25US #124
#72Madeline25US #61
#73Mia25US #15
#74Amelia24US #77
#75Claire24US #66
#76Emilee24
#77Kendra24US #200
#78Sierra24US #168
#79Gabriella23US #38
#80Jenna23US #103
#81Ryleigh23
#82Skylar23US #171
#83Jada22US #95
#84Julia22US #34
#85Kelsey22
#86Makenzie22US #180
#87Serenity22US #126
#88Victoria22US #29
#89Alexandria21US #164
#90Isabelle21US #79
#91Maggie21US #181
#92Mary21US #93
#93Molly21US #97
#94Payton21US #153
#95Rachel21US #59
#96Arianna20US #70
#97Cadence20US #199
#98Courtney20
#99Madelyn20US #104
#100Sara20US #80

Boys

#1Jacob204US #1
#2Ethan179US #3
#3Logan147US #17
#4Austin122US #48
#5Hunter121US #57
#6Michael121US #2
#7Gavin120US #32
#8Tyler120US #21
#9Noah119US #14
#10James117US #15
#11Matthew117US #9
#12Joshua116US #4
#13Landon111US #49
#14Christopher110US #6
#15William108US #8
#16Andrew103US #10
#17Isaiah99US #43
#18Brayden95US #64
#19Cameron95US #50
#20David95US #12
#21Aiden91US #27
#22Dylan88US #29
#23Isaac87US #41
#24Joseph86US #13
#25Elijah85US #30
#26Caleb84US #36
#27Mason84US #37
#28Alexander81US #11
#29Nicholas81US #20
#30Ryan77US #16
#31John75US #19
#32Zachary74US #42
#33Benjamin72US #26
#34Luke72US #46
#35Jayden70US #18
#36Brandon69US #31
#37Nathan69US #24
#38Samuel68US #25
#39Hayden67US #71
#40Levi67US #131
#41Owen67US #56
#42Jackson66US #33
#43Christian63US #22
#44Evan61US #40
#45Gabriel61US #28
#46Wyatt60US #69
#47Aidan57US #54
#48Dakota57
#49Charles56US #62
#50Blake55US #88
#51Lucas55US #53
#52Colton54US #118
#53Connor54US #55
#54Caden53US #92
#55Kaden53US #98
#56Timothy51US #99
#57Chase50US #79
#58Jonathan49US #23
#59Jordan48US #44
#60Trenton48US #178
#61Anthony47US #7
#62Cole47US #84
#63Daniel47US #5
#64Nathaniel47US #82
#65Thomas47US #52
#66Brady46US #93
#67Braxton46
#68Alex43US #72
#69Jason43US #59
#70Preston43US #114
#71Robert43US #47
#72Aaron42US #51
#73Jeremiah42US #67
#74Seth42US #115
#75Adam40US #65
#76Ian39US #75
#77Trevor38US #136
#78Bryce37US #111
#79Carter37US #80
#80Carson36US #91
#81Dalton36
#82Gage36US #149
#83Garrett36US #162
#84Peyton36US #125
#85Tristan36US #87
#86Ayden35US #102
#87Eli35US #129
#88Ashton34US #124
#89Jack34US #38
#90Jaden34US #74
#91Conner33US #159
#92Brody31US #106
#93Josiah31US #105
#94Tanner31US #150
#95Kaleb30US #113
#96Kyle30US #86
#97Parker30US #108
#98Cody29US #120
#99Devin29US #100
#100Justin29US #45

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑43Aubrey#27
↑40Lily#49
↑36Jayden#46
↑26Trenton#60
↑24Owen#41
↑23Alex#68
↑21Cameron#19
↑21Blake#50

Falling

↓49Jenna#80
↓39Victoria#88
↓36Justin#100
↓34Ashley#67
↓34Sara#100
↓20Sierra#78
↓20Molly#93
↓20Chase#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.