State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2015 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,493 West Virginia births in 2015 across 774 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.

#63Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#72Ryleigh#198 nationally
#57Jase#182 nationally
#77Macioutside the national top 200
#80Waylonoutside the national top 200
#82Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#82Gunneroutside the national top 200
#84Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#79Arabella#194 nationally
#80Callie#195 nationally
#86Madilynoutside the national top 200
#87Aliviaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma144US #1
#2Ava109US #4
#3Olivia109US #2
#4Harper86US #10
#5Sophia82US #3
#6Isabella78US #5
#7Paisley74US #45
#8Amelia72US #12
#9Avery70US #16
#10Addison65US #24
#11Lillian65US #26
#12Aubrey63US #21
#13Madison57US #11
#14Layla56US #30
#15Zoey56US #23
#16Abigail55US #7
#17Chloe54US #17
#18Nevaeh53US #70
#19Brooklyn52US #31
#20Mia51US #6
#21Ella50US #18
#22Aubree47US #79
#23Elizabeth46US #13
#24Alexis43US #85
#25Sadie42US #52
#26Natalie41US #27
#27Lily40US #25
#28Audrey39US #37
#29Scarlett39US #22
#30Emily38US #8
#31Kennedy38US #58
#32Hannah37US #28
#33Kinsley37US #113
#34Madelyn37US #59
#35Piper37US #67
#36Charlotte36US #9
#37Gabriella36US #54
#38Riley36US #35
#39Adalyn35US #132
#40Bella34US #74
#41Peyton34US #72
#42Willow34US #111
#43Adalynn33US #124
#44Aria32US #29
#45Claire31US #49
#46Evelyn31US #15
#47Kylie31US #66
#48Lydia31US #80
#49Skylar31US #42
#50Arianna30US #56
#51Nora30US #41
#52Reagan30US #99
#53Autumn29US #69
#54Gracie29US #165
#55Rylee28US #120
#56Caroline27US #62
#57Savannah27US #38
#58Serenity27US #71
#59Stella27US #51
#60Kaylee26US #61
#61Allison25US #39
#62Mila25US #53
#63Paislee25
#64Aaliyah24US #47
#65Alaina24US #176
#66Anna24US #44
#67Aurora24US #78
#68Ellie24US #48
#69Raelynn24US #179
#70Taylor24US #77
#71Lilly23US #139
#72Ryleigh23US #198
#73Violet23US #50
#74Bailey22US #107
#75Hadley22US #103
#76Kendall22US #147
#77Maci22
#78Victoria22US #20
#79Arabella20US #194
#80Callie20US #195
#81Grace20US #19
#82Gracelynn20
#83Hazel20US #63
#84Kyleigh20
#85Lucy20US #55
#86Madilyn20
#87Alivia19
#88Alyssa19US #93
#89Braylee19
#90Brynlee19
#91Kinley19
#92Madeline19US #91
#93Makenna19
#94Mya19US #146
#95Alayna18
#96Annabelle18US #92
#97Eden18US #156
#98Hailey18US #64
#99Kylee18
#100Leah18US #36

Boys

#1Noah137US #1
#2Liam127US #2
#3Mason122US #3
#4Hunter97US #41
#5Levi95US #42
#6James92US #7
#7Wyatt92US #34
#8Jaxon89US #44
#9Colton84US #60
#10William84US #5
#11Easton82US #78
#12Jackson82US #17
#13Landon82US #46
#14Grayson81US #47
#15Carter79US #24
#16Elijah79US #11
#17Samuel76US #23
#18Benjamin75US #10
#19Bentley74US #92
#20Brantley74US #122
#21Gabriel74US #22
#22Jacob73US #4
#23Owen71US #36
#24Aiden70US #13
#25Ethan68US #6
#26Lucas68US #16
#27Braxton67US #121
#28Michael66US #9
#29Alexander64US #8
#30Carson62US #89
#31Brayden60US #61
#32Caleb60US #37
#33Joseph60US #21
#34Parker60US #72
#35Lincoln59US #66
#36Connor58US #55
#37Jaxson58US #84
#38John57US #26
#39Sawyer56US #94
#40David55US #18
#41Eli55US #53
#42Isaiah55US #49
#43Matthew55US #15
#44Luke53US #28
#45Isaac52US #31
#46Logan52US #14
#47Bryson51US #133
#48Cameron45US #56
#49Cooper45US #77
#50Joshua45US #33
#51Christopher43US #32
#52Ryder43US #98
#53Maddox42US #148
#54Oliver42US #19
#55Andrew41US #30
#56Brody41US #106
#57Jase40US #182
#58Silas40US #128
#59Asher39US #82
#60Robert39US #63
#61Anthony38US #25
#62Austin38US #69
#63Jace38US #75
#64Thomas38US #51
#65Chase37US #74
#66Blake36US #96
#67Charles36US #50
#68Gavin36US #70
#69Evan35US #67
#70Jordan35US #59
#71Ryker35US #149
#72Daniel34US #12
#73Nolan34US #71
#74Ryan34US #39
#75Christian33US #43
#76Greyson33US #111
#77Henry33US #29
#78Josiah33US #57
#79Tucker33US #186
#80Waylon33
#81Wesley33US #126
#82Gunner32
#83Timothy31US #147
#84Abel30US #124
#85Jayden30US #20
#86Tyler30US #81
#87Weston30US #120
#88Zachary30US #88
#89Jayce29US #132
#90Xavier29US #90
#91Zayden29US #193
#92Hayden28US #150
#93Remington28
#94Dylan27US #27
#95Jonathan27US #48
#96Jack26US #40
#97Trenton26
#98Ayden25US #87
#99Bryce25US #131
#100Kayden25US #95

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑48Bella#40
↑44Sawyer#39
↑42Scarlett#29
↑41Kennedy#31
↑41Silas#58
↑29Natalie#26
↑29Madelyn#34
↑29Charlotte#36

Falling

↓60Annabelle#96
↓34Kaylee#60
↓32Hailey#98
↓32Jase#57
↓32Gavin#68
↓32Kayden#100
↓30Jayden#85
↓30Hayden#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.