State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2017 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,350 West Virginia births in 2017 across 767 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.

#52Brooklynnoutside the national top 200
#55Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#63Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#47Tucker#179 nationally
#80Macioutside the national top 200
#82Charleeoutside the national top 200
#83Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#45Waylon#162 nationally
#51Brantley#168 nationally
#84Claytonoutside the national top 200
#78Gracie#194 nationally
#85Delaneyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma118US #1
#2Olivia96US #2
#3Harper91US #11
#4Paisley79US #45
#5Amelia78US #8
#6Ava76US #3
#7Isabella75US #4
#8Sophia62US #5
#9Addison55US #34
#10Abigail54US #10
#11Avery53US #14
#12Aubrey49US #31
#13Zoey49US #28
#14Mia47US #6
#15Ella46US #16
#16Kinsley46US #59
#17Lillian46US #27
#18Layla45US #26
#19Scarlett45US #18
#20Chloe44US #22
#21Evelyn44US #9
#22Nevaeh44US #74
#23Riley43US #25
#24Rylee43US #104
#25Willow43US #80
#26Elizabeth42US #13
#27Aria40US #20
#28Aurora40US #51
#29Charlotte40US #7
#30Aubree39US #86
#31Madison39US #17
#32Reagan39US #98
#33Raelynn38US #124
#34Emily36US #12
#35Brooklyn35US #39
#36Ellie35US #44
#37Skylar34US #48
#38Audrey33US #46
#39Caroline33US #55
#40Lydia33US #85
#41Piper33US #81
#42Savannah33US #38
#43Madelyn31US #63
#44Nora30US #29
#45Sadie30US #71
#46Claire29US #49
#47Mila29US #30
#48Serenity29US #78
#49Adalynn28US #116
#50Hazel28US #43
#51Adalyn27US #134
#52Brooklynn27
#53Hadley27US #112
#54Kennedy27US #58
#55Stella27US #42
#56Kaylee26US #84
#57Cora25US #83
#58Peyton25US #89
#59Alexis24US #143
#60Arabella24US #156
#61Bailey24US #125
#62Hannah24US #32
#63Paislee24
#64Natalie23US #35
#65Violet23US #47
#66Delilah22US #102
#67Grace22US #21
#68Alyssa21US #133
#69Athena21US #127
#70Gabriella21US #65
#71Kylie21US #114
#72Lucy21US #52
#73Mackenzie21US #100
#74Nova21US #94
#75Anna20US #53
#76Bella20US #50
#77Everly20US #82
#78Gracie20US #194
#79Josephine20US #107
#80Maci20
#81Autumn19US #75
#82Charlee19
#83Gracelynn19
#84Lily19US #33
#85Delaney18
#86Eleanor18US #36
#87Kendall18
#88Khloe18US #136
#89Adaline17US #181
#90Arianna17US #87
#91Braelynn17
#92Luna17US #37
#93Mckenna17
#94Norah17US #137
#95Presley17
#96Rowan17
#97Sydney17US #146
#98Teagan17US #175
#99Briella16
#100Josie16US #200

Boys

#1Liam141US #1
#2Mason101US #7
#3Elijah99US #8
#4Carter92US #24
#5Grayson92US #34
#6Noah89US #2
#7Jaxon85US #43
#8Lincoln85US #41
#9Wyatt82US #25
#10Jackson81US #20
#11Easton79US #66
#12Owen75US #28
#13Gabriel74US #31
#14Bentley69US #101
#15Levi69US #35
#16Logan66US #5
#17William66US #3
#18Colton65US #70
#19Jacob65US #9
#20Benjamin63US #6
#21Landon63US #57
#22Carson62US #83
#23Eli60US #54
#24Lucas60US #11
#25Oliver60US #10
#26Brayden58US #72
#27Hunter58US #53
#28Joseph57US #18
#29Braxton56US #118
#30Isaiah56US #46
#31James56US #4
#32Maverick56US #84
#33Michael56US #12
#34Alexander55US #13
#35Jaxson55US #79
#36Aiden53US #17
#37Parker53US #90
#38Samuel52US #21
#39Asher51US #59
#40Luke51US #30
#41Sawyer51US #95
#42Ethan50US #14
#43Connor49US #56
#44Isaac49US #32
#45Waylon45US #162
#46Bryson44US #86
#47Tucker44US #179
#48Ryker42US #131
#49Silas42US #120
#50Thomas41US #49
#51Brantley40US #168
#52Charles40US #48
#53John40US #27
#54Matthew40US #16
#55Remington40
#56Greyson38US #80
#57Hudson36US #64
#58Andrew35US #40
#59Cooper35US #88
#60Xavier35US #89
#61David34US #22
#62Joshua34US #38
#63Robert34US #65
#64Caleb33US #50
#65Chase33US #94
#66Dominic33US #74
#67Ezekiel33US #82
#68Christian32US #52
#69Christopher32US #39
#70Jace32US #87
#71Blake31US #149
#72Josiah31US #51
#73Kayden31US #98
#74Maddox31US #136
#75Ryder31US #122
#76Cameron30US #60
#77Jameson30US #100
#78Ayden29US #99
#79Abel28US #145
#80Henry28US #19
#81Weston28US #109
#82Dawson27US #196
#83Anthony26US #33
#84Clayton25
#85Gunner25
#86Jack25US #36
#87Jayden25US #26
#88Gavin24US #96
#89Rhett24US #180
#90Roman24US #91
#91Ryan24US #44
#92Bryce23US #166
#93Daniel23US #15
#94Ezra23US #69
#95Nolan23US #67
#96River23US #200
#97Sebastian23US #23
#98Holden22
#99Kingston22US #132
#100Miles22US #110

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑61Maverick#32
↑50Nora#44
↑49Madelyn#43
↑45Reagan#32
↑41Cora#57
↑34Tucker#47
↑34Remington#55
↑33Evelyn#21

Falling

↓38Arianna#90
↓35Cameron#76
↓32Peyton#58
↓32Autumn#81
↓29Jack#86
↓29Gavin#88
↓27Lily#84
↓26James#31

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.