State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2021 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,476 West Virginia births in 2021 across 752 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.

#25Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#34Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#55Nashoutside the national top 200
#58Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#59Gracelynnoutside the national top 200
#59Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#54Arabella#195 nationally
#68Gracelynoutside the national top 200
#69Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#58Brynlee#188 nationally
#71Alainaoutside the national top 200
#72Delaneyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Amelia93US #4
#2Harper74US #10
#3Paisley71US #52
#4Willow69US #39
#5Emma65US #2
#6Ava64US #5
#7Isabella61US #7
#8Olivia56US #1
#9Kinsley52US #57
#10Sophia52US #6
#11Ellie51US #30
#12Charlotte50US #3
#13Evelyn50US #9
#14Scarlett49US #20
#15Abigail47US #17
#16Everleigh47US #99
#17Nora45US #27
#18Layla43US #24
#19Nova43US #32
#20Ivy42US #49
#21Ella41US #16
#22Addison40US #45
#23Raelynn40US #103
#24Aurora39US #35
#25Oaklynn39
#26Aria38US #22
#27Lillian38US #51
#28Riley38US #37
#29Mia35US #8
#30Avery34US #19
#31Everly34US #50
#32Violet33US #36
#33Zoey32US #38
#34Delilah31US #58
#35Eleanor31US #15
#36Elizabeth31US #14
#37Hazel30US #28
#38Serenity30US #84
#39Stella30US #41
#40Adalynn29US #119
#41Isla29US #34
#42Josie28US #130
#43Luna28US #11
#44Lydia28US #89
#45Sadie28US #78
#46Aubrey27US #64
#47Madelyn27US #71
#48Natalie27US #56
#49Caroline26US #80
#50Hadley26US #112
#51Madison26US #29
#52Penelope26US #23
#53Rylee26US #97
#54Arabella25US #195
#55Kennedy25US #70
#56Mila25US #26
#57Nevaeh25US #86
#58Brynlee24US #188
#59Gracelynn24
#60Autumn22US #66
#61Gianna22US #13
#62Lily22US #31
#63Naomi22US #54
#64Piper22US #96
#65Bella21US #73
#66Emery21US #90
#67Emily21US #21
#68Gracelyn21
#69Octavia21
#70Peyton21US #100
#71Alaina20
#72Delaney20
#73Paislee20
#74Adeline19US #94
#75Brooklyn19US #63
#76Claire19US #59
#77Cora19US #87
#78Lyla19US #110
#79Remi19US #122
#80Skylar19US #74
#81Audrey18US #60
#82Charlee18
#83Chloe18US #25
#84Eden18US #121
#85Eliza18US #111
#86Gracie18
#87Oakley18US #193
#88Parker18US #115
#89River18US #149
#90Adalyn17US #143
#91Aubree17US #191
#92Elliana17US #131
#93Georgia17US #167
#94Hannah17US #44
#95Lainey17
#96Lucy17US #48
#97Payton17
#98Anna16US #85
#99Bristol16
#100Emilia16US #40

Boys

#1Liam108US #1
#2Waylon103US #69
#3Noah88US #2
#4Elijah87US #4
#5Grayson86US #35
#6Maverick81US #47
#7Mason78US #18
#8Asher76US #25
#9Lincoln75US #45
#10Wyatt75US #29
#11James72US #5
#12Owen71US #22
#13Hudson68US #34
#14Lucas67US #8
#15Oliver67US #3
#16William66US #6
#17Colton64US #75
#18Carter63US #39
#19Jackson63US #14
#20Levi62US #12
#21Easton55US #72
#22Jaxon55US #54
#23Greyson54US #84
#24Ryder49US #111
#25Landon48US #73
#26Cooper46US #68
#27Hunter46US #86
#28Silas45US #91
#29Alexander44US #13
#30Michael44US #17
#31Jameson43US #80
#32Logan43US #21
#33Weston43US #95
#34Remington42
#35Benjamin41US #7
#36Gabriel41US #38
#37Henry40US #9
#38Theodore39US #10
#39Bryson38US #122
#40Luke38US #32
#41Carson37US #97
#42Jacob37US #24
#43Sawyer37US #114
#44John36US #27
#45Joseph36US #28
#46Samuel36US #23
#47Walker35US #130
#48Braxton34US #146
#49Ezekiel34US #53
#50Isaac34US #40
#51Jack34US #11
#52Thomas34US #46
#53Aiden33US #26
#54Beau33US #94
#55Nash33
#56River33US #110
#57Rowan33US #105
#58Brantley32
#59Dawson32
#60Parker32US #93
#61Connor31US #98
#62Ezra31US #37
#63Leo31US #31
#64Matthew31US #36
#65Charles30US #50
#66Eli30US #64
#67Isaiah30US #56
#68Jaxson30US #102
#69Xavier30US #100
#70Brooks29US #78
#71Emmett29US #103
#72Myles29US #119
#73Tucker29US #180
#74Archer28US #139
#75Cole28US #132
#76Rhett28US #149
#77Colson27
#78Jasper27US #128
#79Nolan27US #60
#80Bentley26US #150
#81Hayden26US #175
#82Ryker26US #153
#83Colt25
#84Daniel25US #16
#85Joshua25US #58
#86Maddox25US #173
#87Miles25US #55
#88Christopher24US #52
#89Elias24US #48
#90Ethan24US #20
#91Jace24US #101
#92Jensen24
#93Robert24US #79
#94Roman24US #74
#95Sebastian24US #19
#96Axel23US #76
#97Gunner23
#98Andrew22US #57
#99Atlas22US #147
#100Cameron22US #62

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑59Isla#41
↑50Aria#26
↑49Theodore#38
↑42Josie#42
↑42Beau#54
↑42Brantley#58
↑40Oaklynn#25
↑35Landon#25

Falling

↓55Ryker#82
↓49Bentley#80
↓46Anna#98
↓45Christopher#88
↓42Jaxson#68
↓42Cameron#100
↓41Audrey#81
↓39Emilia#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.