State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2009 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,364 West Virginia births in 2009 across 731 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.

#55Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#45Jayden#188 nationally
#58Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#68Kendraoutside the national top 200
#75Addysonoutside the national top 200
#62Cheyenne#186 nationally
#51Summer#174 nationally
#54Braxton#174 nationally
#83Cayleeoutside the national top 200
#61Alivia#178 nationally
#88Katelynnoutside the national top 200
#53Brooklynn#162 nationally

Girls

#1Madison149US #7
#2Isabella148US #1
#3Emma136US #2
#4Alexis122US #13
#5Abigail109US #8
#6Emily109US #6
#7Olivia109US #3
#8Chloe94US #9
#9Ava91US #5
#10Kaylee89US #26
#11Addison86US #12
#12Nevaeh72US #34
#13Sophia71US #4
#14Alyssa68US #19
#15Brooklyn67US #37
#16Hannah63US #23
#17Elizabeth62US #11
#18Taylor61US #22
#19Ella57US #15
#20Savannah57US #39
#21Aubrey54US #41
#22Peyton54US #42
#23Lillian52US #27
#24Hailey50US #25
#25Lily48US #18
#26Leah46US #29
#27Gracie44US #114
#28Riley44US #38
#29Zoey40US #75
#30Anna39US #28
#31Allison38US #30
#32Bailey38US #85
#33Jasmine38US #51
#34Morgan38US #57
#35Bella37US #58
#36Lilly37US #116
#37Payton37US #84
#38Sarah37US #21
#39Autumn36US #81
#40Brianna36US #24
#41Kylie36US #62
#42Rylee36US #118
#43Layla35US #45
#44Gabriella34US #33
#45Jayden34US #188
#46Jenna32US #121
#47Natalie32US #16
#48Brooke30US #54
#49Destiny30US #56
#50Khloe30US #95
#51Summer30US #174
#52Sydney30US #48
#53Brooklynn29US #162
#54Grace29US #17
#55Kaitlyn29US #67
#56Samantha29US #14
#57Katelyn28US #90
#58Kayleigh28
#59Madeline28US #64
#60Makayla28US #44
#61Alivia27US #178
#62Cheyenne27US #186
#63Haley27US #123
#64Kylee27US #148
#65Marley27US #149
#66Claire26US #53
#67Hayden26US #131
#68Kendra26
#69Lauren26US #46
#70Lydia26US #117
#71Paige26US #98
#72Gabrielle25US #96
#73Jada25US #113
#74Victoria25US #31
#75Addyson24
#76Audrey24US #49
#77Faith24US #79
#78Madelyn24US #59
#79Kendall23US #133
#80Megan23US #105
#81Serenity23US #93
#82Avery22US #32
#83Caylee22
#84Makenzie22US #175
#85Molly22US #92
#86Aaliyah21US #63
#87Amelia21US #55
#88Katelynn21
#89Kayla21US #35
#90Mackenzie21US #77
#91Sadie21US #111
#92Sophie21US #65
#93Trinity21US #74
#94Breanna19
#95Jocelyn19US #71
#96Mariah19US #88
#97Mckenzie19US #155
#98Ryleigh19
#99Shelby19US #169
#100Alexa18US #43

Boys

#1Jacob158US #1
#2Hunter140US #56
#3Ethan130US #2
#4Noah129US #9
#5Aiden124US #12
#6Landon123US #36
#7Logan123US #17
#8Brayden122US #48
#9Elijah113US #21
#10James112US #18
#11William111US #5
#12Wyatt97US #60
#13Caleb96US #31
#14Mason93US #34
#15Michael92US #3
#16Tyler91US #28
#17Joshua90US #6
#18Gavin87US #33
#19Joseph81US #15
#20David80US #14
#21Owen79US #51
#22Levi78US #85
#23Isaiah76US #41
#24Austin75US #63
#25Gabriel75US #22
#26Matthew75US #13
#27Alexander74US #4
#28Evan71US #35
#29Brody69US #77
#30Andrew68US #16
#31Chase66US #61
#32Christian66US #23
#33Christopher65US #10
#34Benjamin63US #19
#35Jayden63US #8
#36Cameron60US #58
#37Dylan59US #30
#38Jackson59US #27
#39Nicholas59US #32
#40Ryan59US #20
#41Colton58US #93
#42Charles56US #64
#43Isaac55US #40
#44Samuel55US #24
#45Hayden54US #91
#46Lucas54US #39
#47John53US #26
#48Connor52US #52
#49Eli52US #90
#50Nathan51US #25
#51Robert51US #55
#52Daniel50US #7
#53Thomas50US #57
#54Braxton48US #174
#55Dakota48
#56Carter47US #50
#57Parker47US #96
#58Jordan46US #45
#59Liam46US #49
#60Blake45US #89
#61Bryson45US #152
#62Zachary45US #53
#63Anthony44US #11
#64Ayden43US #87
#65Carson43US #88
#66Jonathan43US #29
#67Kaden43US #102
#68Brandon42US #38
#69Timothy42US #109
#70Cayden41US #143
#71Luke41US #47
#72Peyton41US #148
#73Cody39US #135
#74Cole39US #82
#75Tristan39US #80
#76Caden37US #103
#77Aidan36US #72
#78Jeremiah36US #65
#79Brady35US #110
#80Jason35US #66
#81Preston35US #120
#82Seth35US #139
#83Aaron34US #54
#84Conner33US #156
#85Gage33US #141
#86Ian33US #73
#87Jaxon33US #124
#88Justin33US #46
#89Nathaniel33US #75
#90Collin32US #134
#91Dominic32US #81
#92Dalton31
#93Kaleb31US #108
#94Adam30US #74
#95Ashton30US #115
#96Cooper30US #84
#97Xavier29US #68
#98Jesse28US #112
#99Kayden28US #138
#100Maddox28US #181

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑41Summer#51
↑40Jayden#45
↑39Lilly#36
↑37Madeline#59
↑33Payton#37
↑28Leah#26
↑27Bailey#32
↑26Hayden#67

Falling

↓55Mackenzie#90
↓46Sophie#92
↓41Mckenzie#97
↓37Audrey#76
↓32Kaitlyn#55
↓29Haley#63
↓28Grace#54
↓27Ashton#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.