State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2013 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,004 West Virginia births in 2013 across 759 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.

#48Josieoutside the national top 200
#24Gracie#165 nationally
#62Allieoutside the national top 200
#50Ryleigh#187 nationally
#68Raelynnoutside the national top 200
#65Hayden#193 nationally
#74Alexandriaoutside the national top 200
#53Adalynn#173 nationally
#82Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#83Macioutside the national top 200
#63Tucker#179 nationally
#73Gage#188 nationally

Girls

#1Emma152US #2
#2Olivia125US #3
#3Sophia124US #1
#4Isabella109US #4
#5Abigail105US #8
#6Ava98US #5
#7Madison93US #9
#8Addison84US #19
#9Lillian77US #26
#10Aubrey72US #18
#11Brooklyn72US #28
#12Chloe69US #14
#13Aubree66US #53
#14Emily64US #7
#15Ella62US #15
#16Zoey61US #24
#17Avery53US #12
#18Paisley53US #80
#19Amelia49US #17
#20Sadie49US #49
#21Elizabeth48US #10
#22Layla47US #30
#23Nevaeh47US #46
#24Gracie43US #165
#25Harper43US #16
#26Kaylee42US #40
#27Peyton42US #51
#28Gabriella40US #38
#29Hannah40US #23
#30Mia40US #6
#31Allison39US #34
#32Autumn39US #64
#33Serenity39US #52
#34Aaliyah35US #37
#35Madelyn35US #68
#36Rylee35US #109
#37Kylie34US #61
#38Skylar33US #73
#39Audrey32US #33
#40Brooklynn32US #142
#41Charlotte32US #11
#42Lydia32US #95
#43Riley32US #45
#44Taylor32US #59
#45Kennedy31US #65
#46Alexis30US #47
#47Anna30US #35
#48Josie30
#49Piper30US #97
#50Ryleigh30US #187
#51Payton29US #123
#52Reagan29US #104
#53Adalynn28US #173
#54Hailey28US #43
#55Lilly28US #122
#56Lily28US #27
#57Natalie28US #21
#58Savannah28US #36
#59Aria27US #41
#60Evelyn27US #20
#61Khloe27US #78
#62Allie26
#63Alyssa26US #57
#64Caroline26US #63
#65Hayden26US #193
#66Kylee26US #171
#67Mackenzie26US #62
#68Raelynn26
#69Trinity26US #108
#70Willow26US #155
#71Annabelle25US #81
#72Jasmine24US #103
#73Makayla24US #94
#74Alexandria23
#75Leah23US #32
#76Sophie23US #76
#77Ariana22US #54
#78Bella22US #58
#79Claire22US #50
#80Hadley22US #110
#81Jocelyn22US #99
#82Kinley22
#83Maci22
#84Sofia22US #13
#85Adalyn21US #179
#86Bailey21US #105
#87Zoe21US #31
#88Izabella20US #178
#89Jenna20
#90Kendall20US #130
#91Madeline20US #90
#92Maggie20
#93Sydney20US #98
#94Victoria20US #25
#95Alivia19US #184
#96Arabella19
#97Eden19US #158
#98Ellie19US #74
#99Grace19US #22
#100Makenzie19US #166

Boys

#1Mason156US #4
#2Liam145US #3
#3Noah125US #1
#4Hunter114US #36
#5Bentley113US #81
#6Elijah113US #11
#7Brayden105US #48
#8Jacob94US #2
#9Jaxon94US #45
#10Jackson92US #16
#11Landon88US #39
#12Levi88US #49
#13Owen87US #38
#14Logan85US #18
#15Colton83US #65
#16Brantley82US #119
#17James80US #13
#18William79US #5
#19Aiden76US #12
#20Jace76US #66
#21Wyatt75US #42
#22Braxton74US #123
#23Michael73US #7
#24Eli72US #43
#25Joshua72US #21
#26Bryson70US #102
#27Gabriel70US #24
#28Luke69US #34
#29Parker69US #74
#30Carter65US #33
#31John65US #27
#32Lucas65US #23
#33Jase64US #89
#34Christopher61US #26
#35Samuel61US #25
#36Joseph59US #20
#37Cameron58US #59
#38Andrew56US #22
#39Benjamin56US #14
#40Gavin56US #50
#41Easton55US #88
#42Carson54US #90
#43Isaac54US #28
#44Caleb53US #32
#45Connor53US #56
#46Ethan53US #6
#47Blake52US #75
#48Christian52US #35
#49Isaiah52US #44
#50Alexander51US #8
#51Daniel51US #10
#52Ryan50US #30
#53Austin48US #64
#54Grayson48US #77
#55Brody47US #94
#56Matthew47US #15
#57Robert47US #62
#58Cooper46US #84
#59David46US #17
#60Jayden46US #9
#61Tyler45US #63
#62Chase44US #78
#63Tucker42US #179
#64Jordan41US #53
#65Silas41US #116
#66Dominic40US #68
#67Evan40US #55
#68Kayden40US #93
#69Charles39US #57
#70Nathan38US #31
#71Jaxson37US #92
#72Thomas36US #61
#73Gage35US #188
#74Anthony34US #19
#75Hayden34US #129
#76Jason34US #79
#77Zachary34US #73
#78Dylan33US #29
#79Jeremiah33US #58
#80Bryce32US #117
#81Camden32US #99
#82Ryder32US #103
#83Henry30US #37
#84Jayce30US #147
#85Ayden29US #71
#86Dakota29
#87Josiah29US #69
#88Maddox29US #170
#89Greyson28US #149
#90Nicholas28US #54
#91Trenton28
#92Jonathan27US #41
#93Preston27US #148
#94Ryker27US #164
#95Zander27
#96Cole26US #114
#97Oliver26US #52
#98Remington26
#99Sawyer26US #120
#100Justin25US #85

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑58Madelyn#35
↑50Allison#31
↑35Brantley#16
↑34Charlotte#41
↑33Reagan#52
↑32Silas#65
↑31Lucas#32
↑30Amelia#19

Falling

↓58Grace#99
↓46Bailey#86
↓40Kinley#82
↓38Kendall#90
↓35Makenzie#100
↓35Jayden#60
↓32Lily#56
↓31Alexis#46

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.