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Top names in West Virginia

The names most likely to appear on 2023 West Virginia birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,549 West Virginia births in 2023 across 719 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.

#36Bentley#186 nationally
#10Oaklynn#157 nationally
#54Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#29Wrenley#175 nationally
#65Coltoutside the national top 200
#37Braxton#169 nationally
#68River#193 nationally
#78Elainaoutside the national top 200
#32Oakley#153 nationally
#80Havenoutside the national top 200
#80Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#62Camden#180 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia74US #4
#2Harper67US #11
#3Charlotte66US #3
#4Olivia64US #1
#5Willow63US #41
#6Paisley60US #56
#7Ellie56US #27
#8Lainey56US #54
#9Sophia51US #5
#10Oaklynn50US #157
#11Ivy49US #38
#12Ella47US #32
#13Aurora46US #22
#14Ava46US #8
#15Emma46US #2
#16Isabella46US #7
#17Avery44US #29
#18Lillian44US #55
#19Violet44US #16
#20Evelyn42US #9
#21Nova41US #35
#22Scarlett39US #17
#23Kinsley38US #67
#24Layla38US #30
#25Sadie38US #59
#26Hazel37US #18
#27Abigail36US #31
#28Addison34US #62
#29Wrenley34US #175
#30Raelynn33US #112
#31Elizabeth31US #15
#32Oakley31US #153
#33Eleanor30US #14
#34Josie30US #108
#35Madison30US #37
#36Mia30US #6
#37Adalynn29US #129
#38Caroline29US #83
#39Everleigh28US #149
#40Magnolia28US #145
#41Aria27US #25
#42Chloe27US #26
#43Delilah26US #52
#44Nora26US #24
#45Serenity26US #102
#46Isla25US #33
#47Kennedy25US #72
#48Lily25US #20
#49Freya24US #136
#50Hadley24US #119
#51Luna24US #10
#52Penelope24US #23
#53Zoey24US #51
#54Everly23US #69
#55Sophie23US #60
#56Claire22US #68
#57Iris22US #78
#58Stella22US #46
#59Eden21US #77
#60Ember21US #169
#61Georgia21US #128
#62Madeline21US #95
#63Natalie21US #63
#64Riley21US #43
#65Rylee21US #118
#66Clara20US #98
#67Naomi20US #44
#68River20US #193
#69Ayla19US #106
#70Brooklyn19US #84
#71Daisy19US #110
#72Elliana19US #115
#73Emersyn19US #147
#74Grace19US #39
#75Lydia19US #94
#76Mila19US #28
#77Piper19US #135
#78Elaina18
#79Emery18US #70
#80Haven18
#81Lyla18US #99
#82Presley18US #197
#83Adaline17US #192
#84Amara17US #123
#85Anna17US #79
#86Audrey17US #74
#87Bailey17US #172
#88Blakely17US #156
#89Callie17US #178
#90Gracie17
#91Juniper17US #113
#92Lilith17
#93Octavia17
#94Alice16US #66
#95Autumn16US #75
#96Charlee16
#97Charlie16US #125
#98Emilia16US #42
#99Madelyn16US #58
#100Maisie16

Boys

#1Oliver107US #3
#2Waylon96US #63
#3Grayson80US #44
#4Maverick78US #37
#5Noah75US #2
#6Hudson73US #21
#7Asher72US #23
#8Elijah65US #5
#9Jackson65US #28
#10Liam65US #1
#11James60US #4
#12Lincoln60US #64
#13Walker57US #85
#14Owen56US #20
#15Wyatt56US #47
#16Levi53US #12
#17Mason53US #30
#18Carson52US #112
#19Jaxon52US #86
#20Samuel52US #19
#21Henry49US #8
#22Theodore47US #7
#23Carter46US #48
#24Cooper45US #52
#25Beau44US #81
#26Lucas44US #9
#27Weston43US #75
#28Brooks42US #73
#29Easton42US #98
#30Ezra41US #15
#31Sawyer41US #127
#32Benjamin40US #11
#33Rowan38US #76
#34Colton37US #94
#35Leo37US #18
#36Bentley36US #186
#37Braxton36US #169
#38Luke36US #31
#39Miles36US #43
#40Alexander35US #22
#41Michael35US #16
#42Atlas34US #111
#43Jack34US #14
#44Eli33US #79
#45Gabriel33US #38
#46Parker33US #91
#47William33US #10
#48Joseph32US #29
#49Luca32US #25
#50Nolan32US #57
#51Silas32US #80
#52John31US #26
#53River31US #116
#54Tucker31
#55David30US #27
#56Greyson30US #118
#57Jasper30US #122
#58Ryder30US #128
#59Logan29US #39
#60Wesley29US #70
#61Axel28US #71
#62Camden28US #180
#63Jaxson28US #138
#64Kingston28US #142
#65Colt27
#66Ryker27US #184
#67Stetson27US #183
#68Xavier27US #105
#69Andrew26US #65
#70Anthony26US #46
#71Archer26US #129
#72Dawson26US #149
#73Jameson26US #102
#74Myles26US #107
#75Thomas26US #41
#76Daniel25US #17
#77Hunter25US #115
#78Isaac25US #42
#79Jonah25US #124
#80Remington25
#81Roman25US #66
#82Theo25US #78
#83Colson24
#84Emmett24US #117
#85Everett24US #89
#86Ezekiel24US #50
#87Hayden24US #162
#88Jacob24US #35
#89Kohen24
#90Matthew24US #32
#91Charles23US #54
#92Joshua23US #60
#93Robert23US #88
#94Cameron22US #58
#95Colter22
#96Holden21
#97Isaiah21US #56
#98Kash21
#99Lane21
#100Christopher20US #55

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑59Brooks#28
↑57Magnolia#40
↑49Aria#41
↑45Rowan#33
↑38Chloe#42
↑37Leo#35
↑36Ezra#30
↑36Wesley#60

Falling

↓60Charles#91
↓49Jameson#73
↓49Jacob#88
↓45Octavia#93
↓44Autumn#95
↓44Cameron#94
↓41Riley#64
↓41Piper#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.