State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2011 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,033 West Virginia births in 2011 across 732 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.

#49Alivia#191 nationally
#64Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#68Cheyenneoutside the national top 200
#67Paisley#194 nationally
#29Braxton#153 nationally
#87Josieoutside the national top 200
#87Trentonoutside the national top 200
#89Willow#199 nationally
#73Maci#180 nationally
#94Brycenoutside the national top 200
#95Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#95Zanderoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Isabella160US #2
#2Emma136US #3
#3Madison122US #8
#4Sophia112US #1
#5Addison99US #13
#6Abigail94US #7
#7Olivia92US #4
#8Ava89US #5
#9Alexis79US #26
#10Chloe76US #10
#11Nevaeh76US #33
#12Kaylee75US #36
#13Brooklyn73US #21
#14Emily73US #6
#15Lillian66US #22
#16Aubrey64US #20
#17Zoey62US #28
#18Ella60US #12
#19Elizabeth55US #11
#20Peyton55US #53
#21Bailey50US #88
#22Layla49US #35
#23Mia46US #9
#24Alyssa44US #37
#25Avery44US #18
#26Autumn43US #69
#27Aubree41US #99
#28Hannah40US #25
#29Khloe40US #49
#30Riley40US #47
#31Sophie40US #51
#32Savannah39US #41
#33Allison38US #40
#34Grace38US #16
#35Gabriella37US #34
#36Amelia36US #30
#37Gracie36US #135
#38Hailey36US #32
#39Mackenzie35US #68
#40Brooklynn34US #129
#41Lily34US #15
#42Rylee34US #102
#43Kylie32US #57
#44Leah32US #29
#45Natalie32US #14
#46Payton32US #95
#47Bella31US #60
#48Taylor31US #44
#49Alivia29US #191
#50Audrey29US #43
#51Trinity29US #77
#52Kendall28US #124
#53Jasmine27US #72
#54Lilly27US #103
#55Skylar27US #145
#56Sydney27US #65
#57Kylee26US #138
#58Makayla26US #56
#59Sarah26US #39
#60Serenity26US #66
#61Anna25US #38
#62Destiny25US #90
#63Izabella25US #140
#64Jayden25
#65Lydia25US #96
#66Madelyn25US #79
#67Paisley25US #194
#68Cheyenne24
#69Claire24US #50
#70Mya24US #105
#71Alaina23US #156
#72Jenna23US #170
#73Maci23US #180
#74Reagan23US #122
#75Aaliyah22US #46
#76Mckenzie22US #136
#77Samantha22US #17
#78Arianna21US #52
#79Victoria21US #23
#80Lauren20US #62
#81Molly20US #78
#82Piper20US #110
#83Sadie20US #123
#84Faith19US #70
#85Harper19US #54
#86Jordyn19US #121
#87Josie19
#88Kennedy19US #91
#89Willow19US #199
#90Zoe19US #31
#91Brooke18US #86
#92Charlotte18US #27
#93Eva18US #83
#94Haley18US #158
#95Haylee18
#96Katelyn18US #106
#97Kayleigh18
#98Kinley18US #195
#99Paige18US #107
#100Ryleigh18US #193

Boys

#1Mason160US #2
#2Jacob137US #1
#3Landon129US #34
#4Hunter119US #55
#5Noah118US #5
#6Elijah117US #13
#7Aiden115US #9
#8Brayden115US #36
#9Bentley106US #75
#10Levi102US #66
#11Gavin100US #37
#12Liam98US #15
#13William98US #3
#14Logan89US #21
#15Tyler88US #38
#16James86US #17
#17Gabriel85US #24
#18Jackson83US #23
#19Colton78US #74
#20Ethan78US #7
#21Michael77US #6
#22Joseph76US #22
#23Wyatt76US #48
#24Andrew75US #16
#25Eli74US #58
#26Austin72US #60
#27Brody69US #83
#28Jayden69US #4
#29Braxton68US #153
#30Lucas66US #29
#31Matthew66US #12
#32Bryson65US #97
#33Hayden65US #90
#34Caleb64US #32
#35Joshua64US #14
#36Evan63US #40
#37Owen63US #44
#38John62US #27
#39Parker62US #79
#40Alexander61US #8
#41Carter61US #41
#42Jaxon60US #86
#43Cameron55US #53
#44Connor55US #54
#45Blake54US #73
#46Isaac54US #35
#47Nathan54US #28
#48Chase53US #69
#49Isaiah53US #43
#50Luke53US #39
#51David52US #18
#52Ryan51US #25
#53Samuel51US #26
#54Thomas50US #63
#55Benjamin49US #19
#56Easton49US #103
#57Christian48US #30
#58Christopher48US #20
#59Daniel47US #10
#60Cooper46US #82
#61Carson45US #85
#62Charles45US #61
#63Jeremiah43US #49
#64Zachary42US #64
#65Ayden41US #70
#66Gage41US #154
#67Jaxson41US #141
#68Jonathan40US #31
#69Preston40US #136
#70Robert40US #62
#71Dylan39US #33
#72Jordan39US #46
#73Aaron38US #51
#74Conner38US #175
#75Ian38US #72
#76Anthony37US #11
#77Ashton37US #109
#78Nicholas37US #42
#79Ryder37US #108
#80Timothy37US #123
#81Jace36US #106
#82Cayden33US #150
#83Kaiden33US #161
#84Brady30US #135
#85Jason30US #71
#86Tanner30US #182
#87Trenton30
#88Kaden29US #119
#89Kayden29US #105
#90Rylan29US #146
#91Grayson28US #98
#92Tucker28US #196
#93Xavier27US #76
#94Brycen26
#95Zander26
#96Aidan25US #107
#97Brantley25
#98Cole25US #94
#99Tristan25US #87
#100Waylon25

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑62Aubree#27
↑56Sophie#31
↑52Mia#23
↑44Kendall#52
↑33Alivia#49
↑32Bentley#9
↑31Jayden#64
↑30Hayden#33

Falling

↓42Haley#94
↓40Christopher#58
↓35Zoe#90
↓34Sarah#59
↓32Isaiah#49
↓32Dylan#71
↓30Samuel#53
↓29Paige#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.