State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2016 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,911 West Virginia births in 2016 across 771 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.

#43Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#55Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#62Waylon#196 nationally
#73Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#73Gunneroutside the national top 200
#33Raelynn#158 nationally
#78Braelynnoutside the national top 200
#39Brantley#156 nationally
#84Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#9Braxton#125 nationally
#71Arabella#187 nationally
#82Brooklynn#198 nationally

Girls

#1Harper103US #11
#2Olivia94US #2
#3Ava93US #3
#4Emma89US #1
#5Isabella75US #5
#6Addison70US #29
#7Paisley70US #46
#8Sophia68US #4
#9Avery61US #16
#10Amelia58US #10
#11Madison57US #15
#12Brooklyn56US #34
#13Elizabeth56US #13
#14Abigail54US #8
#15Zoey54US #26
#16Lillian49US #28
#17Ella48US #17
#18Mia48US #6
#19Riley48US #22
#20Nevaeh47US #73
#21Willow47US #96
#22Aria45US #23
#23Chloe44US #20
#24Kinsley44US #86
#25Layla43US #30
#26Peyton43US #81
#27Scarlett43US #18
#28Skylar43US #42
#29Adalynn42US #124
#30Charlotte40US #7
#31Emily40US #9
#32Kennedy40US #59
#33Raelynn40US #158
#34Caroline39US #56
#35Aubree38US #84
#36Aubrey38US #25
#37Ellie38US #43
#38Lydia38US #80
#39Audrey37US #39
#40Piper37US #67
#41Serenity36US #70
#42Kaylee35US #72
#43Paislee34
#44Aurora32US #66
#45Natalie31US #31
#46Sadie31US #60
#47Savannah31US #38
#48Bailey30US #116
#49Autumn29US #65
#50Gabriella29US #61
#51Rylee29US #105
#52Arianna28US #69
#53Claire28US #40
#54Evelyn28US #12
#55Brynlee26
#56Hannah26US #33
#57Lily26US #24
#58Grace25US #19
#59Kylie25US #83
#60Lilly25US #143
#61Nova25US #136
#62Penelope25US #27
#63Ryleigh25US #170
#64Aaliyah24US #53
#65Adeline24US #63
#66Anna24US #49
#67Faith24US #99
#68Stella24US #45
#69Adalyn23US #141
#70Alexis23US #118
#71Arabella23US #187
#72Mila23US #48
#73Alivia22
#74Hadley22US #108
#75Ivy22US #112
#76Payton22US #183
#77Reagan22US #98
#78Braelynn21
#79Isabelle21US #102
#80Allison20US #50
#81Ariana20US #54
#82Brooklynn20US #198
#83Delilah20US #115
#84Gracelynn20
#85Gracie20US #181
#86Lucy20US #55
#87Everly19US #107
#88Zoe19US #35
#89Alice18US #76
#90Maci18
#91Mackenzie18US #85
#92Madelyn18US #62
#93Mckenna18
#94Nora18US #36
#95Quinn18US #79
#96Annabelle17US #104
#97Baylee17
#98Cora17US #87
#99Eleanor17US #41
#100Hailey17US #68

Boys

#1Mason111US #4
#2Noah111US #1
#3Liam105US #2
#4Grayson100US #37
#5James96US #5
#6Carter95US #26
#7Hunter89US #45
#8Wyatt88US #33
#9Braxton87US #125
#10Owen85US #24
#11Easton84US #66
#12William83US #3
#13Jaxon82US #41
#14Colton80US #68
#15Elijah80US #9
#16Levi80US #42
#17Bentley79US #100
#18Luke76US #29
#19Jackson75US #17
#20Jacob74US #7
#21Benjamin72US #6
#22Michael69US #8
#23Gabriel66US #25
#24Oliver65US #12
#25Carson61US #81
#26Ethan61US #10
#27Logan61US #18
#28Aiden59US #16
#29Isaac57US #31
#30Lucas57US #14
#31Lincoln56US #51
#32Samuel56US #21
#33Brayden55US #64
#34Jaxson54US #82
#35John54US #28
#36Eli53US #50
#37Alexander51US #11
#38Landon51US #53
#39Brantley48US #156
#40Bryson48US #94
#41Cameron48US #57
#42Ryker47US #148
#43Sawyer47US #97
#44Asher46US #71
#45Connor46US #54
#46Charles45US #52
#47Christopher45US #36
#48Cole44US #110
#49David44US #19
#50Parker44US #87
#51Christian43US #46
#52Cooper43US #79
#53Brody41US #135
#54Hudson41US #61
#55Andrew40US #34
#56Isaiah40US #47
#57Jack40US #38
#58Joseph40US #20
#59Gavin39US #80
#60Jace39US #76
#61Ryder39US #102
#62Waylon38US #196
#63Caleb37US #44
#64Greyson37US #95
#65Robert37US #62
#66Joshua36US #35
#67Chase35US #86
#68Josiah35US #55
#69Daniel34US #13
#70Camden33US #124
#71Maddox33US #143
#72Matthew33US #15
#73Gunner32
#74Jayden32US #27
#75Silas32US #119
#76Xavier32US #88
#77Blake31US #127
#78Jayce31US #138
#79Jeremiah30US #58
#80Ryan30US #40
#81Tucker30US #173
#82Thomas29US #48
#83Abel28US #137
#84Nolan28US #67
#85Anthony27US #30
#86Dylan27US #32
#87Henry27US #22
#88Paxton27
#89Remington27
#90Jordan26US #65
#91Tyler26US #91
#92Austin25US #73
#93Maverick25US #139
#94Preston25US #172
#95Caden24
#96Jason24US #84
#97Evan23US #69
#98Ezra23US #85
#99Jase23
#100Dawson22

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑39Jack#57
↑36Raelynn#33
↑35Brynlee#55
↑31Ellie#37
↑30Oliver#24
↑29Ryker#42
↑26Bailey#48
↑26Luke#18

Falling

↓58Madelyn#92
↓46Alexis#70
↓43Nora#94
↓42Jase#99
↓31Gracie#85
↓31Caleb#63
↓30Lily#57
↓30Adalyn#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.