State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2018 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,159 West Virginia births in 2018 across 758 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.

#49Gracie#193 nationally
#59Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#58Everleigh#197 nationally
#59Dawson#194 nationally
#67Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#69Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#63Brantley#192 nationally
#73Bristoloutside the national top 200
#77Paisleeoutside the national top 200
#81Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#84Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#14Braxton#130 nationally

Girls

#1Emma106US #1
#2Olivia100US #2
#3Ava96US #3
#4Harper91US #9
#5Amelia84US #8
#6Isabella76US #4
#7Paisley73US #52
#8Willow64US #60
#9Ella62US #15
#10Sophia62US #5
#11Abigail56US #11
#12Charlotte53US #6
#13Avery52US #16
#14Elizabeth52US #13
#15Evelyn52US #10
#16Layla52US #27
#17Addison49US #35
#18Aubrey48US #37
#19Scarlett47US #20
#20Lillian46US #34
#21Zoey46US #29
#22Kinsley45US #63
#23Aurora42US #44
#24Ellie41US #36
#25Lydia41US #89
#26Mia41US #7
#27Nevaeh41US #83
#28Nora41US #30
#29Hadley40US #104
#30Raelynn39US #116
#31Adalynn38US #108
#32Madison37US #22
#33Piper36US #88
#34Riley35US #28
#35Rylee35US #101
#36Brooklyn33US #47
#37Stella33US #38
#38Aria32US #19
#39Sadie32US #87
#40Nova31US #55
#41Reagan31US #107
#42Caroline30US #56
#43Chloe30US #25
#44Mila30US #14
#45Audrey28US #46
#46Aubree27US #110
#47Emily27US #12
#48Everly27US #53
#49Gracie25US #193
#50Peyton25US #102
#51Serenity25US #75
#52Anna24US #54
#53Luna24US #23
#54Ryleigh24US #145
#55Trinity24US #168
#56Kennedy23US #59
#57Skylar23US #49
#58Everleigh22US #197
#59Gracelynn22
#60Lily22US #31
#61Penelope22US #26
#62Bella21US #48
#63Cora21US #73
#64Leah21US #41
#65Madelyn21US #72
#66Emersyn20US #148
#67Gabriella20US #69
#68Hannah20US #33
#69Octavia20
#70Quinn20US #85
#71Savannah20US #45
#72Aaliyah19US #65
#73Bristol19
#74Kylie19US #124
#75Lilly19US #160
#76Natalie19US #39
#77Paislee19
#78Violet19US #43
#79Arabella18US #172
#80Autumn18US #77
#81Brynlee18
#82Eleanor18US #32
#83Khloe18US #135
#84Oaklynn18
#85Remi18US #177
#86Adalyn17US #144
#87Adeline17US #78
#88Alayna17
#89Alice17US #71
#90Alivia17
#91Athena17US #117
#92Claire17US #50
#93Eliza17US #131
#94Ember17
#95Gracelyn17
#96Lucy17US #51
#97Mckenzie17
#98Bailey16US #133
#99Briella16
#100Clara16US #103

Boys

#1Mason114US #9
#2Liam101US #1
#3Elijah95US #7
#4Grayson94US #32
#5Owen85US #25
#6Lincoln80US #41
#7Jaxon79US #39
#8Easton76US #66
#9Lucas72US #8
#10Maverick72US #73
#11Noah71US #2
#12Wyatt71US #27
#13Carter70US #24
#14Braxton69US #130
#15Colton69US #68
#16John68US #26
#17William68US #3
#18Jackson67US #17
#19Benjamin66US #6
#20James66US #4
#21Levi65US #33
#22Asher61US #47
#23Hunter61US #56
#24Logan61US #10
#25Oliver61US #5
#26Aiden58US #19
#27Michael58US #14
#28Hudson56US #55
#29Jacob55US #13
#30Sawyer55US #100
#31Eli54US #57
#32Ryker54US #122
#33Connor53US #58
#34Alexander50US #11
#35Carson49US #70
#36Henry49US #16
#37Jaxson46US #76
#38Cooper45US #83
#39Gabriel45US #35
#40Parker45US #96
#41Ryder45US #131
#42Waylon45US #142
#43Joseph44US #23
#44Luke44US #30
#45Samuel44US #21
#46Greyson43US #77
#47Isaiah42US #51
#48Ethan41US #12
#49Silas41US #110
#50Bentley40US #121
#51Landon40US #61
#52Matthew40US #20
#53Charles39US #53
#54Robert39US #71
#55Weston39US #102
#56Bryson37US #92
#57Xavier37US #88
#58Christopher36US #42
#59Dawson36US #194
#60Jack35US #28
#61Josiah35US #52
#62Thomas35US #49
#63Brantley34US #192
#64Brayden34US #84
#65Jameson33US #91
#66Nolan33US #65
#67Remington33
#68Christian32US #54
#69Daniel32US #15
#70Jace32US #90
#71Abel31US #146
#72Maddox31US #140
#73Dominic30US #75
#74Isaac30US #34
#75Caleb29US #45
#76Elias29US #67
#77Jeremiah29US #64
#78Andrew28US #43
#79Declan28US #101
#80Zayden28US #185
#81Cole27US #118
#82Ezra27US #59
#83Gavin27US #111
#84Leo27US #50
#85Ryan27US #46
#86Cameron26US #69
#87David26US #22
#88Jayden26US #29
#89Jordan26US #80
#90Kingston26US #117
#91Axel25US #94
#92Ezekiel25US #87
#93Austin24US #81
#94Brody24US #157
#95Gunner24
#96Joshua24US #40
#97Tucker24US #183
#98Wesley24US #105
#99Zachary24US #107
#100Harrison23US #115

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑44Henry#36
↑39Luna#53
↑37John#16
↑34Nova#40
↑34Ryder#41
↑29Everly#48
↑29Gracie#49
↑29Hudson#28

Falling

↓50Tucker#97
↓46Claire#92
↓38Brayden#64
↓37Bailey#98
↓36Bentley#50
↓35Adalyn#86
↓34Joshua#96
↓30Landon#51

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.