State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2019 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,007 West Virginia births in 2019 across 757 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.

#50Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#53Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#62Bristoloutside the national top 200
#61Freya#199 nationally
#67Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#64Tucker#196 nationally
#65Arabella#194 nationally
#76Gracieoutside the national top 200
#78Adalineoutside the national top 200
#81Paytonoutside the national top 200
#79Ember#195 nationally
#86Gracelynoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Amelia100US #7
#2Emma99US #2
#3Olivia95US #1
#4Harper94US #9
#5Ava76US #3
#6Abigail71US #11
#7Paisley71US #53
#8Willow70US #45
#9Sophia67US #4
#10Isabella66US #5
#11Charlotte60US #6
#12Avery59US #18
#13Ella57US #13
#14Mia49US #8
#15Everleigh48US #108
#16Aurora46US #39
#17Ellie46US #35
#18Layla46US #23
#19Scarlett45US #21
#20Evelyn43US #10
#21Aubrey40US #46
#22Gabriella40US #75
#23Adalynn39US #123
#24Mila39US #19
#25Stella38US #40
#26Raelynn37US #113
#27Addison36US #47
#28Serenity36US #77
#29Aria35US #20
#30Everly35US #42
#31Lillian35US #37
#32Caroline34US #61
#33Elizabeth34US #14
#34Kinsley34US #74
#35Luna34US #16
#36Piper34US #84
#37Sadie34US #87
#38Zoey34US #31
#39Brooklyn33US #52
#40Madison33US #26
#41Riley32US #30
#42Eleanor31US #27
#43Nevaeh31US #89
#44Ivy30US #67
#45Penelope30US #22
#46Violet30US #36
#47Cora28US #71
#48Hazel28US #33
#49Lily28US #34
#50Lydia27US #94
#51Peyton27US #97
#52Aubree26US #122
#53Eliza26US #119
#54Hadley26US #112
#55Kennedy26US #68
#56Nova26US #51
#57Chloe25US #24
#58Emily25US #12
#59Nora25US #29
#60Rylee25US #100
#61Freya24US #199
#62Bristol23
#63Claire23US #55
#64Emilia23US #44
#65Arabella22US #194
#66Madelyn22US #72
#67Naomi22US #59
#68Anna21US #63
#69Athena21US #104
#70Audrey21US #49
#71Bella21US #50
#72Emersyn21US #148
#73Hannah21US #32
#74Josie21US #155
#75Autumn20US #82
#76Gracie20
#77Lyla20US #121
#78Adaline19
#79Ember19US #195
#80Natalie19US #41
#81Payton19
#82Ryleigh19US #138
#83Skylar19US #56
#84Vivian19US #96
#85Callie18US #180
#86Gracelyn18
#87Maci18
#88Aaliyah17US #70
#89Allison17US #78
#90Brynlee17US #187
#91Elliana17US #146
#92Haven17
#93Lucy17US #48
#94Mckenna17
#95Octavia17
#96Paislee17
#97Reagan17US #102
#98Savannah17US #54
#99Alice16US #73
#100Amara16US #140

Boys

#1Liam132US #1
#2Carter95US #30
#3Mason87US #9
#4Noah84US #2
#5Easton82US #74
#6Oliver82US #3
#7Jackson81US #17
#8Elijah77US #5
#9Jaxon77US #42
#10William76US #4
#11Wyatt76US #29
#12Braxton73US #126
#13Grayson71US #33
#14Waylon70US #113
#15Owen69US #21
#16Lincoln68US #41
#17Samuel66US #22
#18Logan65US #16
#19Asher64US #43
#20Maverick63US #58
#21James62US #6
#22Gabriel61US #37
#23Carson58US #82
#24Benjamin56US #7
#25Colton56US #59
#26Jacob56US #12
#27Hunter54US #66
#28Aiden52US #20
#29Levi52US #25
#30Michael51US #14
#31Alexander48US #10
#32Connor47US #68
#33Hudson47US #50
#34Jameson47US #77
#35John46US #28
#36Landon46US #63
#37Ryder46US #116
#38Eli45US #62
#39Henry45US #13
#40Jaxson45US #83
#41Ezra43US #49
#42Luke42US #32
#43Parker42US #98
#44Bentley39US #130
#45Ryker39US #135
#46Jace38US #93
#47David37US #27
#48Isaac37US #34
#49Joseph37US #24
#50Remington37
#51Cooper36US #80
#52Lucas36US #8
#53Brantley34
#54Daniel34US #15
#55Rowan34US #118
#56Silas34US #105
#57Weston34US #104
#58Isaiah33US #53
#59Matthew33US #23
#60Sawyer33US #106
#61Christopher32US #44
#62Greyson32US #79
#63Nolan32US #65
#64Tucker32US #196
#65Andrew31US #46
#66Cameron31US #67
#67Dawson31
#68Jack31US #19
#69Abel30US #158
#70Brayden29US #101
#71Charles29US #52
#72Ezekiel29US #71
#73Leo29US #40
#74Sebastian29US #18
#75Theodore29US #36
#76Thomas29US #47
#77Brody28US #172
#78Anthony27US #38
#79Kayden27US #97
#80Myles27US #143
#81Kai26US #100
#82Maddox26US #156
#83Rhett26US #166
#84Austin25US #88
#85Cole25US #123
#86Declan25US #95
#87Ethan25US #11
#88Lane25
#89Paxton25
#90Wesley25US #99
#91Bryson24US #102
#92Caleb24US #51
#93Christian24US #57
#94Jeremiah24US #69
#95River24US #168
#96Robert24US #76
#97Axel23US #84
#98Barrett23
#99Elias23US #60
#100Hayden23US #190

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑45Gabriella#22
↑43Everleigh#15
↑41Ezra#41
↑40Eleanor#42
↑40Eliza#53
↑40David#47
↑33Tucker#64
↑32Violet#46

Falling

↓56Reagan#97
↓43Lucas#52
↓42Robert#96
↓39Ethan#87
↓35Bryson#91
↓31Nora#59
↓30Sawyer#60
↓28Ryleigh#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.