State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2012 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,948 West Virginia births in 2012 across 741 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.

#42Kinley#180 nationally
#63Macioutside the national top 200
#67Brayleeoutside the national top 200
#70Trentonoutside the national top 200
#73Josieoutside the national top 200
#74Addysonoutside the national top 200
#59Ryleigh#183 nationally
#78Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#80Alaynaoutside the national top 200
#83Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#43Gracie#158 nationally
#11Braxton#125 nationally

Girls

#1Emma171US #2
#2Sophia121US #1
#3Isabella114US #3
#4Ava102US #5
#5Olivia100US #4
#6Madison92US #9
#7Aubrey91US #15
#8Brooklyn87US #29
#9Addison84US #14
#10Abigail78US #7
#11Aubree74US #60
#12Emily72US #6
#13Chloe71US #11
#14Lillian71US #25
#15Alexis67US #40
#16Nevaeh67US #39
#17Zoey61US #20
#18Elizabeth58US #10
#19Harper56US #24
#20Ella54US #12
#21Autumn52US #68
#22Hannah50US #22
#23Layla49US #31
#24Lily49US #16
#25Avery48US #13
#26Natalie45US #17
#27Kaylee44US #35
#28Peyton43US #53
#29Riley43US #47
#30Anna42US #34
#31Khloe42US #55
#32Gabriella40US #37
#33Brooklynn39US #138
#34Alyssa37US #44
#35Mia37US #8
#36Paisley37US #104
#37Payton36US #103
#38Skylar36US #87
#39Taylor36US #46
#40Bailey35US #81
#41Grace34US #21
#42Kinley34US #180
#43Gracie33US #158
#44Serenity33US #58
#45Audrey32US #41
#46Kennedy32US #84
#47Kylie32US #59
#48Lilly32US #110
#49Amelia31US #23
#50Sophie31US #52
#51Bella30US #54
#52Kendall30US #116
#53Morgan30US #82
#54Trinity30US #91
#55Kylee29US #156
#56Lydia29US #95
#57Paige29US #106
#58Rylee29US #109
#59Ryleigh29US #183
#60Aaliyah27US #36
#61Claire27US #45
#62Leah27US #33
#63Maci27
#64Mackenzie27US #71
#65Makenzie27US #150
#66Arianna26US #49
#67Braylee26
#68Hailey26US #32
#69Jasmine26US #83
#70Piper26US #98
#71Willow26US #171
#72Faith24US #75
#73Josie24
#74Addyson23
#75Charlotte23US #19
#76Ellie23US #85
#77Savannah23US #43
#78Zoe23US #30
#79Alaina21US #163
#80Alayna21
#81Allison21US #38
#82Brianna21US #51
#83Kayleigh21
#84Lauren21US #72
#85Reagan21US #97
#86Brooke20US #102
#87Gabrielle20US #129
#88Mya20US #124
#89Sydney20US #78
#90Adalyn19US #198
#91Caroline19US #80
#92Jenna19
#93Madelyn19US #67
#94Sarah19US #42
#95Violet19US #89
#96Arabella18
#97Izabella18US #159
#98Katie18
#99Mckenzie18US #151
#100Molly18US #90

Boys

#1Mason159US #2
#2Liam143US #6
#3Bentley126US #75
#4Jacob126US #1
#5Hunter123US #45
#6Landon119US #35
#7Aiden115US #10
#8Noah109US #4
#9Brayden108US #39
#10Levi108US #55
#11Braxton96US #125
#12Eli96US #43
#13William93US #5
#14Colton91US #65
#15Elijah88US #13
#16Jackson88US #21
#17Carter87US #36
#18Wyatt86US #41
#19Michael85US #7
#20Ethan84US #3
#21Logan81US #22
#22Bryson77US #94
#23James77US #14
#24Gabriel70US #24
#25Jayden70US #8
#26Owen69US #38
#27Jaxon67US #66
#28Luke66US #37
#29Joshua65US #17
#30Andrew64US #18
#31Easton64US #96
#32Isaac64US #30
#33John64US #28
#34Matthew64US #12
#35Cameron63US #54
#36Gavin61US #40
#37Benjamin57US #16
#38Caleb57US #32
#39Christopher57US #23
#40Isaiah55US #42
#41Joseph55US #19
#42Alexander54US #9
#43Austin53US #58
#44Tyler53US #50
#45Jaxson51US #106
#46Jace50US #85
#47Samuel50US #25
#48Charles48US #62
#49Brody47US #91
#50David47US #20
#51Brantley46US #158
#52Carson46US #87
#53Evan46US #47
#54Jordan46US #48
#55Ryan46US #26
#56Blake45US #71
#57Daniel44US #11
#58Parker43US #81
#59Connor42US #59
#60Hayden42US #109
#61Robert41US #60
#62Christian40US #33
#63Lucas39US #27
#64Anthony38US #15
#65Chase37US #77
#66Grayson36US #86
#67Ayden35US #68
#68Dominic34US #70
#69Jonathan34US #34
#70Trenton34
#71Cooper33US #83
#72Nathan33US #29
#73Nicholas33US #49
#74Gage32US #172
#75Dylan31US #31
#76Jeremiah31US #52
#77Justin31US #74
#78Remington31
#79Ryder31US #100
#80Thomas31US #63
#81Xavier31US #80
#82Zachary31US #67
#83Preston30US #130
#84Kayden29US #97
#85Jonah28US #128
#86Kaden28US #129
#87Peyton28US #184
#88Timothy28US #118
#89Ashton27US #142
#90Maddox27US #168
#91Nathaniel27US #84
#92Tanner27US #178
#93Tristan27US #88
#94Aaron26US #51
#95Ian26US #78
#96Rylan26US #179
#97Silas26US #160
#98Bryce25US #117
#99Gunner25
#100Richard25US #123

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑66Harper#19
↑56Kinley#42
↑46Brantley#51
↑42Kennedy#46
↑42Paige#57
↑41Ryleigh#59
↑35Jace#46
↑31Anna#30

Falling

↓48Allison#81
↓45Savannah#77
↓35Sarah#94
↓34Izabella#97
↓33Sydney#89
↓33Lucas#63
↓30Hailey#68
↓29Tyler#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.