State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2010 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,660 West Virginia births in 2010 across 709 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.

#64Kendraoutside the national top 200
#65Maggieoutside the national top 200
#71Trentonoutside the national top 200
#73Bayleeoutside the national top 200
#45Braxton#170 nationally
#79Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#71Addyson#192 nationally
#83Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#84Josieoutside the national top 200
#86Paisleyoutside the national top 200
#89Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#93Landenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Isabella154US #1
#2Madison123US #8
#3Emma121US #3
#4Abigail115US #7
#5Olivia102US #4
#6Sophia102US #2
#7Alexis101US #16
#8Addison100US #11
#9Chloe97US #9
#10Ava90US #5
#11Emily79US #6
#12Nevaeh78US #25
#13Brooklyn71US #34
#14Lillian70US #22
#15Kaylee69US #35
#16Hannah61US #20
#17Zoey61US #47
#18Ella54US #13
#19Alyssa53US #21
#20Lily53US #17
#21Aubrey50US #45
#22Taylor50US #37
#23Riley48US #40
#24Autumn47US #81
#25Sarah47US #26
#26Peyton46US #51
#27Elizabeth45US #12
#28Layla45US #36
#29Gabriella44US #33
#30Khloe44US #42
#31Savannah44US #44
#32Bella43US #48
#33Hailey43US #19
#34Audrey41US #52
#35Amelia40US #41
#36Morgan38US #63
#37Natalie38US #14
#38Bailey37US #78
#39Anna36US #27
#40Brooklynn36US #142
#41Kylee36US #139
#42Allison35US #38
#43Mackenzie35US #68
#44Rylee35US #102
#45Avery34US #23
#46Leah34US #24
#47Lilly34US #106
#48Makayla32US #43
#49Payton32US #79
#50Gracie30US #130
#51Samantha30US #15
#52Haley29US #154
#53Lauren29US #58
#54Victoria28US #32
#55Zoe28US #31
#56Destiny27US #71
#57Grace27US #18
#58Jocelyn27US #65
#59Kylie27US #57
#60Sydney27US #60
#61Jenna26US #141
#62Jasmine25US #62
#63Mckenzie25US #145
#64Kendra24
#65Maggie24
#66Serenity24US #83
#67Aaliyah23US #56
#68Brianna23US #30
#69Lydia23US #110
#70Paige23US #100
#71Addyson22US #192
#72Arianna22US #54
#73Baylee22
#74Izabella22US #138
#75Mia22US #10
#76Mya22US #101
#77Faith21US #74
#78Gabrielle21US #94
#79Kayleigh21
#80Ryleigh21US #186
#81Summer21US #163
#82Alivia20US #175
#83Haylee20
#84Josie20
#85Kaitlyn20US #90
#86Paisley20
#87Sophie20US #59
#88Ashley19US #29
#89Aubree19
#90Brooke19US #73
#91Hayden19US #162
#92Madeline19US #77
#93Sadie19US #118
#94Breanna18
#95Jayden18
#96Kendall18US #133
#97Maddison18
#98Reagan18US #127
#99Alaina17
#100Kamryn17

Boys

#1Jacob169US #1
#2Mason132US #12
#3Noah116US #7
#4Logan110US #17
#5Landon109US #33
#6Brayden108US #40
#7Aiden107US #9
#8James107US #19
#9Hunter104US #58
#10Ethan101US #2
#11Elijah97US #18
#12Colton92US #73
#13Michael86US #3
#14William85US #5
#15Caleb84US #32
#16Tyler79US #34
#17Isaiah78US #43
#18Christopher76US #13
#19Jackson75US #25
#20Gabriel74US #21
#21Levi74US #70
#22Joshua73US #11
#23Samuel73US #24
#24Alexander72US #6
#25Wyatt72US #57
#26Carter70US #48
#27Eli70US #65
#28Matthew69US #16
#29Gavin68US #38
#30Jayden68US #4
#31Austin67US #64
#32Liam67US #30
#33Cameron66US #60
#34Joseph65US #20
#35Bryson64US #120
#36Brody62US #83
#37David61US #15
#38Andrew60US #14
#39Dylan58US #31
#40Evan58US #36
#41Bentley57US #100
#42Christian57US #29
#43Connor57US #49
#44Isaac57US #39
#45Braxton55US #170
#46Chase54US #66
#47Anthony52US #10
#48Lucas51US #35
#49John50US #26
#50Luke50US #41
#51Ayden48US #78
#52Benjamin48US #22
#53Blake47US #87
#54Charles46US #63
#55Daniel46US #8
#56Owen46US #47
#57Robert46US #54
#58Ryan44US #23
#59Aaron43US #55
#60Jonathan43US #28
#61Jordan43US #46
#62Nathaniel43US #81
#63Hayden41US #96
#64Nathan41US #27
#65Justin40US #50
#66Parker40US #85
#67Zachary39US #61
#68Jaxon38US #99
#69Ashton37US #127
#70Carson37US #82
#71Trenton37
#72Cooper36US #75
#73Peyton36US #149
#74Gage35US #152
#75Jason35US #69
#76Jeremiah35US #51
#77Nicholas35US #37
#78Tristan34US #84
#79Bryce33US #112
#80Easton33US #145
#81Thomas32US #62
#82Devin31US #140
#83Grayson31US #122
#84Ian31US #72
#85Xavier31US #71
#86Kaden30US #106
#87Brady29US #126
#88Dominic29US #74
#89Trevor29US #167
#90Caden28US #119
#91Cole28US #90
#92Kaleb28US #118
#93Landen28
#94Riley28US #105
#95Josiah27US #77
#96Rylan27US #183
#97Collin26US #148
#98Jace26US #146
#99Tanner26US #176
#100Conner25US #158

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑52Amelia#35
↑47Mackenzie#43
↑42Audrey#34
↑37Avery#45
↑37Jocelyn#58
↑34Mckenzie#63
↑30Carter#26
↑29Colton#12

Falling

↓50Jayden#95
↓42Brooke#90
↓38Nicholas#77
↓35Owen#56
↓33Madeline#92
↓30Summer#81
↓30Kaitlyn#85
↓29Jasmine#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.