State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2014 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,422 West Virginia births in 2014 across 742 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.

#57Waylonoutside the national top 200
#73Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#74Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#78Alexandriaoutside the national top 200
#84Josieoutside the national top 200
#85Kyleeoutside the national top 200
#85Gageoutside the national top 200
#86Raelynnoutside the national top 200
#89Gunneroutside the national top 200
#91Conneroutside the national top 200
#12Brantley#121 nationally
#93Mckennaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Sophia121US #3
#2Emma117US #1
#3Olivia103US #2
#4Isabella94US #4
#5Ava93US #5
#6Abigail90US #8
#7Lillian77US #25
#8Zoey71US #22
#9Harper68US #11
#10Avery67US #14
#11Addison65US #24
#12Amelia63US #15
#13Aubrey62US #21
#14Ella62US #17
#15Brooklyn61US #26
#16Paisley61US #53
#17Emily57US #7
#18Madison57US #9
#19Chloe55US #18
#20Layla55US #29
#21Nevaeh52US #63
#22Elizabeth49US #13
#23Skylar48US #48
#24Aubree46US #62
#25Hannah43US #28
#26Kaylee42US #52
#27Alexis41US #65
#28Savannah41US #38
#29Gabriella40US #42
#30Mia39US #6
#31Peyton39US #56
#32Riley39US #47
#33Sadie39US #46
#34Serenity38US #58
#35Audrey37US #36
#36Annabelle36US #57
#37Evelyn35US #16
#38Khloe34US #88
#39Adalynn33US #129
#40Ellie33US #55
#41Lily33US #27
#42Lydia33US #84
#43Willow33US #136
#44Kinsley32US #131
#45Lilly32US #124
#46Payton32US #135
#47Reagan32US #106
#48Piper31US #75
#49Rylee31US #113
#50Sophie31US #91
#51Aaliyah30US #45
#52Anna30US #34
#53Brooklynn30US #157
#54Kendall30US #133
#55Natalie30US #23
#56Aria29US #31
#57Bailey29US #104
#58Gracie29US #161
#59Adalyn28US #153
#60Allison28US #39
#61Autumn28US #71
#62Mackenzie28US #69
#63Madelyn28US #60
#64Caroline27US #59
#65Charlotte27US #10
#66Hailey27US #51
#67Claire26US #44
#68Hadley26US #100
#69Alyssa25US #76
#70Arianna25US #40
#71Scarlett25US #30
#72Kennedy24US #54
#73Faith23US #79
#74Kinley23
#75Leah23US #35
#76Nora23US #49
#77Sydney23US #109
#78Alexandria22
#79Arabella22US #174
#80Grace22US #20
#81Lyla22US #141
#82Mya22US #138
#83Ryleigh22US #187
#84Josie21
#85Kylee21
#86Raelynn21
#87Sarah21US #50
#88Bella20US #70
#89Harmony20US #192
#90Mckenzie20US #145
#91Sofia20US #12
#92Makenzie19US #182
#93Mckenna19
#94Penelope19US #43
#95Trinity19US #110
#96Zoe19US #32
#97Alayna18
#98Alivia18
#99Ariana18US #37
#100Brianna18US #85

Boys

#1Mason130US #3
#2Liam124US #2
#3Hunter114US #40
#4Noah114US #1
#5Colton110US #65
#6James97US #9
#7William95US #5
#8Jacob92US #4
#9Levi92US #45
#10Bentley90US #89
#11Elijah89US #11
#12Brantley85US #121
#13Easton85US #83
#14Landon84US #43
#15Carter81US #27
#16Gabriel81US #24
#17Jackson80US #18
#18Wyatt80US #39
#19Brayden79US #62
#20Logan76US #13
#21Braxton75US #120
#22Michael73US #7
#23Eli72US #49
#24Owen70US #36
#25Jase69US #105
#26Aiden66US #14
#27Ethan66US #6
#28Jaxon66US #46
#29Grayson65US #63
#30John64US #26
#31Jaxson63US #85
#32Lucas60US #19
#33Luke60US #28
#34Bryson59US #115
#35Samuel59US #23
#36Gavin58US #61
#37Cameron57US #53
#38Connor57US #52
#39Jace57US #68
#40Carson56US #91
#41Joseph55US #20
#42Christopher54US #30
#43David54US #17
#44Robert53US #60
#45Isaac51US #31
#46Benjamin50US #12
#47Caleb50US #35
#48Isaiah50US #48
#49Parker50US #73
#50Alexander49US #8
#51Matthew48US #16
#52Austin46US #66
#53Joshua46US #25
#54Charles44US #51
#55Jayden44US #15
#56Cooper42US #86
#57Waylon42
#58Christian40US #42
#59Lincoln40US #87
#60Ryder40US #95
#61Chase39US #78
#62Hayden39US #140
#63Oliver39US #32
#64Andrew37US #22
#65Brody36US #93
#66Tyler36US #72
#67Camden35US #101
#68Kayden35US #90
#69Asher34US #92
#70Dylan34US #29
#71Henry34US #33
#72Jayce34US #150
#73Remington34
#74Blake33US #84
#75Daniel33US #10
#76Anthony32US #21
#77Maddox32US #163
#78Nathan32US #38
#79Ryan32US #37
#80Xavier32US #88
#81Jordan31US #55
#82Ryker31US #153
#83Sawyer31US #110
#84Greyson29US #133
#85Gage28
#86Bryce27US #131
#87Dominic27US #69
#88Evan27US #58
#89Gunner27
#90Thomas27US #54
#91Conner26
#92Jack26US #41
#93Jeremiah26US #56
#94Nicholas26US #57
#95Riley26US #174
#96Tucker26US #176
#97Hudson25US #80
#98Preston25US #148
#99Silas25US #137
#100Timothy25US #134

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑58Ellie#40
↑40Jaxson#31
↑36Kendall#54
↑35Annabelle#36
↑34Oliver#63
↑30Savannah#28
↑29Bailey#57
↑28Easton#13

Falling

↓36Josie#84
↓34Gracie#58
↓34Silas#99
↓33Ryleigh#83
↓33Tucker#96
↓29Allison#60
↓29Autumn#61
↓28Madelyn#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.