State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2008 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,547 West Virginia births in 2008 across 720 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.

#53Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#66Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#62Trenton#196 nationally
#72Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#76Maggieoutside the national top 200
#77Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#78Kendraoutside the national top 200
#64Alivia#181 nationally
#88Malloryoutside the national top 200
#80Alexandria#189 nationally
#87Kelsey#195 nationally
#98Ryleighoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma168US #1
#2Madison166US #6
#3Abigail123US #8
#4Olivia119US #4
#5Emily116US #3
#6Ava108US #5
#7Chloe107US #10
#8Alexis105US #15
#9Addison97US #12
#10Isabella96US #2
#11Alyssa85US #16
#12Hannah80US #17
#13Kaylee74US #31
#14Brooklyn70US #48
#15Taylor60US #22
#16Sophia58US #7
#17Elizabeth55US #9
#18Lillian53US #29
#19Nevaeh53US #34
#20Aubrey52US #42
#21Savannah50US #33
#22Hailey48US #25
#23Kaitlyn47US #53
#24Sarah47US #20
#25Destiny46US #47
#26Grace46US #21
#27Riley46US #39
#28Morgan43US #46
#29Zoey43US #98
#30Ella42US #19
#31Gracie41US #99
#32Natalie41US #13
#33Rylee41US #116
#34Haley39US #102
#35Mackenzie39US #65
#36Allison38US #32
#37Jasmine36US #43
#38Samantha36US #11
#39Audrey35US #44
#40Brianna35US #23
#41Sydney35US #49
#42Anna34US #26
#43Autumn34US #87
#44Gabriella34US #35
#45Peyton34US #60
#46Sophie34US #75
#47Katelyn33US #80
#48Layla33US #55
#49Kylie32US #51
#50Lily32US #24
#51Mia32US #14
#52Faith31US #90
#53Jenna30US #108
#54Leah30US #40
#55Victoria30US #27
#56Mckenzie29US #151
#57Makayla28US #37
#58Ashley27US #18
#59Bailey27US #82
#60Gabrielle27US #79
#61Lauren27US #30
#62Madelyn27US #64
#63Miley27US #129
#64Alivia26US #181
#65Brooke26US #52
#66Haylee26
#67Megan26US #100
#68Kylee25US #142
#69Paige25US #89
#70Payton25US #91
#71Reagan25US #143
#72Zoe25US #58
#73Cheyenne24US #160
#74Kayla24US #28
#75Lilly24US #125
#76Maggie24
#77Kayleigh23
#78Kendra23
#79Trinity23US #70
#80Alexandria22US #189
#81Breanna22US #168
#82Mya22US #103
#83Amelia21US #68
#84Claire21US #62
#85Jayden21US #176
#86Katie21US #126
#87Kelsey21US #195
#88Mallory21
#89Marley21US #145
#90Shelby21US #158
#91Skylar21US #192
#92Summer21US #169
#93Hayden20US #127
#94Kennedy20US #115
#95Lydia20US #120
#96Madeline20US #56
#97Rebecca20US #118
#98Ryleigh20
#99Aaliyah19US #76
#100Alexa19US #50

Boys

#1Jacob175US #1
#2Ethan134US #3
#3Landon127US #45
#4Noah127US #15
#5Hunter126US #54
#6Aiden115US #16
#7James114US #17
#8Brayden113US #51
#9Logan106US #19
#10Joshua105US #4
#11William101US #8
#12Andrew98US #12
#13Matthew97US #10
#14Austin94US #55
#15Michael93US #2
#16Christopher92US #9
#17Gavin92US #30
#18Mason92US #35
#19Joseph90US #13
#20Jackson88US #32
#21Tyler87US #28
#22Alexander84US #6
#23Elijah82US #22
#24Wyatt81US #62
#25Caleb79US #34
#26Jayden77US #11
#27Dylan76US #31
#28Cameron75US #53
#29Gabriel75US #24
#30Hayden75US #76
#31Isaiah75US #42
#32Samuel75US #27
#33David72US #14
#34Brody71US #70
#35Robert70US #49
#36Nicholas68US #29
#37Owen68US #58
#38Zachary67US #47
#39Benjamin65US #25
#40Isaac65US #37
#41John65US #20
#42Ryan65US #18
#43Levi64US #116
#44Christian62US #23
#45Evan62US #38
#46Jordan61US #48
#47Chase60US #67
#48Connor60US #57
#49Daniel58US #5
#50Nathan56US #21
#51Colton55US #98
#52Blake53US #90
#53Braxton53
#54Charles52US #63
#55Brandon50US #33
#56Jason50US #60
#57Jonathan50US #26
#58Luke50US #43
#59Kaden49US #100
#60Lucas49US #46
#61Anthony48US #7
#62Trenton48US #196
#63Peyton47US #130
#64Gage45US #146
#65Nathaniel45US #77
#66Preston44US #124
#67Tristan43US #81
#68Ashton42US #122
#69Eli42US #99
#70Thomas42US #52
#71Adam41US #72
#72Dakota39
#73Jeremiah39US #68
#74Caden38US #96
#75Carter38US #65
#76Aaron37US #50
#77Ayden37US #91
#78Carson36US #89
#79Parker36US #103
#80Timothy36US #107
#81Cole34US #85
#82Ian34US #80
#83Garrett33US #161
#84Jaxon33US #153
#85Justin33US #44
#86Seth33US #128
#87Aidan32US #59
#88Devin32US #109
#89Kaleb32US #115
#90Steven32US #104
#91Jesse31US #110
#92Riley31US #106
#93Brady30US #94
#94Xavier30US #71
#95Bryce29US #117
#96Conner29US #162
#97Cooper29US #92
#98Dalton29
#99Tanner29US #163
#100Jack28US #39

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑58Brody#34
↑37Madelyn#62
↑36Robert#35
↑35Gabriella#44
↑33Victoria#55
↑27Jenna#53
↑24Payton#70
↑23Riley#27

Falling

↓50Trinity#79
↓40Aidan#87
↓39Jayden#85
↓33Cheyenne#73
↓31Summer#92
↓30Alexa#100
↓29Makayla#57
↓27Brady#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.