State roster

Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2022 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,027 West Virginia births in 2022 across 745 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.

#48Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#32Dawson#184 nationally
#11Oaklynn#160 nationally
#54Sayloroutside the national top 200
#56Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#59Gracelynoutside the national top 200
#61Wrenleyoutside the national top 200
#63Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#42Lainey#174 nationally
#66Aspen#196 nationally
#71Jensenoutside the national top 200
#29Braxton#156 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia99US #4
#2Olivia92US #1
#3Sophia72US #5
#4Willow72US #37
#5Ava63US #7
#6Harper63US #11
#7Emma61US #2
#8Charlotte58US #3
#9Paisley57US #53
#10Scarlett57US #14
#11Oaklynn50US #160
#12Isabella49US #6
#13Ellie47US #33
#14Evelyn47US #9
#15Hazel45US #27
#16Ella44US #25
#17Luna44US #10
#18Aurora43US #31
#19Lillian40US #50
#20Nova40US #32
#21Violet40US #20
#22Raelynn38US #99
#23Riley38US #39
#24Delilah37US #58
#25Everleigh37US #100
#26Avery36US #26
#27Kinsley36US #61
#28Ivy35US #42
#29Layla35US #29
#30Nevaeh35US #96
#31Nora35US #28
#32Eleanor34US #16
#33Stella33US #40
#34Addison32US #54
#35Ember32US #158
#36Piper32US #114
#37Adalynn31US #132
#38Abigail30US #24
#39Kennedy29US #74
#40Gabriella28US #89
#41Josie28US #120
#42Lainey28US #174
#43Lydia28US #93
#44Mia28US #8
#45Rylee28US #107
#46Sadie28US #68
#47Everly27US #56
#48Octavia27
#49Penelope27US #21
#50Madison24US #34
#51Autumn23US #71
#52Oakley23US #157
#53Parker23US #115
#54Saylor23
#55Serenity23US #94
#56Zoey23US #45
#57Caroline22US #77
#58Elizabeth22US #15
#59Gracelyn22
#60Naomi22US #46
#61Wrenley22
#62Audrey21US #67
#63Brynlee21
#64Isla21US #36
#65Leah21US #52
#66Aspen20US #196
#67Aubrey20US #81
#68Freya20US #129
#69Hadley20US #112
#70Madelyn20US #60
#71Ruby20US #62
#72Brooklyn19US #72
#73Emersyn19US #135
#74Gianna19US #22
#75Josephine19US #70
#76Peyton19US #125
#77River19US #150
#78Ryleigh19US #191
#79Bailey18US #182
#80Chloe18US #19
#81Elliana18US #131
#82Emery18US #82
#83Gracelynn18
#84Hannah18US #47
#85Iris18US #84
#86Adalyn17US #180
#87Adeline17US #92
#88Alice17US #64
#89Claire17US #66
#90Aria16US #23
#91Charlee16
#92Eliana16US #41
#93Eloise16US #86
#94Emily16US #17
#95Lucy16US #48
#96Lyla16US #105
#97Magnolia16US #151
#98Mila16US #18
#99Presley16
#100Remi16US #118

Boys

#1Asher94US #20
#2Grayson91US #37
#3Waylon88US #66
#4Oliver82US #3
#5Liam80US #1
#6Maverick76US #40
#7Noah76US #2
#8Lincoln73US #54
#9Owen73US #18
#10Hudson66US #27
#11Elijah65US #5
#12William64US #6
#13Wyatt64US #38
#14Easton61US #80
#15Levi61US #12
#16Mason61US #24
#17James58US #4
#18Weston54US #82
#19Jackson52US #23
#20Walker50US #78
#21Carter48US #47
#22Colton47US #91
#23Henry44US #7
#24Jameson44US #85
#25Jaxon44US #67
#26Silas44US #87
#27John43US #26
#28Lucas43US #8
#29Braxton42US #156
#30Samuel42US #19
#31Charles41US #50
#32Dawson41US #184
#33Greyson41US #95
#34Theodore41US #10
#35Benjamin40US #9
#36Michael40US #16
#37Sawyer40US #131
#38Nolan38US #65
#39Jacob37US #32
#40Alexander36US #17
#41Joseph36US #30
#42Myles36US #112
#43Carson35US #110
#44Cooper35US #53
#45Gabriel35US #36
#46Miles35US #56
#47Ryder35US #115
#48Ryker35US #175
#49Atlas34US #130
#50Cameron34US #64
#51Elias34US #43
#52Beau33US #90
#53Eli33US #69
#54Parker33US #94
#55Luke32US #34
#56Remington32
#57Hunter31US #101
#58Maddox31US #179
#59Jack30US #15
#60Kingston30US #127
#61Bentley29US #172
#62Hayden29US #162
#63Jaxson29US #119
#64Logan29US #33
#65Declan28US #114
#66Ezra28US #25
#67Isaac28US #41
#68Jace28US #103
#69Thomas28US #45
#70Caleb27US #52
#71Jensen27
#72Leo27US #22
#73River27US #105
#74Tucker27US #197
#75Axel26US #76
#76Joshua26US #60
#77Robert26US #84
#78Rowan26US #96
#79Ashton25US #145
#80Isaiah25US #58
#81Landon25US #86
#82Luca25US #28
#83Aiden24US #29
#84Connor24US #118
#85Ezekiel24US #48
#86Rhett24US #151
#87Brooks23US #77
#88Cohen23
#89Emmett23US #116
#90Jasper23US #129
#91Zayden23US #187
#92Christian22US #73
#93Gunner22
#94Matthew22US #39
#95Paxton22
#96Wesley22US #70
#97Anthony21US #44
#98Archer21US #126
#99Jonah21US #135
#100Kayson21

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑53Lainey#42
↑50Atlas#49
↑50Cameron#50
↑41Nolan#38
↑41Miles#46
↑38Elias#51
↑35Oakley#52
↑35Parker#53

Falling

↓64Aria#90
↓56Landon#81
↓42Mila#98
↓36Ezekiel#85
↓32Logan#64
↓30Hunter#57
↓30Aiden#83
↓30Matthew#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.